by Paola San Martín P. & Andrés Lara P.
On
February 2012, British and French researchers published their breakthrough:
Brain declines actually at the age of 45, not at 60 as it was believed. Conducted
by scientists from the University College London, the results for this study came
up through testing different cognitive abilities at different age periods
during 10 years. All the abilities
tested were analyzed using statistics which resulted in scores. These scores, expressed
into percentages for groups separated into different categories, revealed how
the brain is getting older before than we thought.
Although this study applies only for British people, it may be taken as “role model” for studies in other countries with the same purpose—adapted to the characteristics of every country’s population, of course. In fact, this study caused positive reactions on specialists on mental diseases like Alzheimer. However, detractors claimed that the study has not enough evidence to prove it. Are our brains getting old earlier? Can we trust on this study? Could these results be applied for all the people in the world? Check our presentation to know more about it.
Although this study applies only for British people, it may be taken as “role model” for studies in other countries with the same purpose—adapted to the characteristics of every country’s population, of course. In fact, this study caused positive reactions on specialists on mental diseases like Alzheimer. However, detractors claimed that the study has not enough evidence to prove it. Are our brains getting old earlier? Can we trust on this study? Could these results be applied for all the people in the world? Check our presentation to know more about it.
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