Your brain can keep improving into your 90s, study finds
Key takeaways
- A new three-year study from researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas' Center for Brain Health (CBH) suggests that getting older does not automatically mean losing mental sharpness.
- Researchers tracked 3,966 adults ranging in age from 19 to 94.
- BrainHealth Index Tracks Changes Over Time
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A new three-year study from researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas' Center for Brain Health (CBH) suggests that getting older does not automatically mean losing mental sharpness. Instead, the findings indicate that brain health and cognitive abilities can continue to improve throughout life.
The research, published in Scientific Reports, a Nature journal, draws on data from The Brain Health Project (BHP), an initiative launched by CBH in 2020 to better understand how people can strengthen and optimize brain health across the lifespan.
Researchers tracked 3,966 adults ranging in age from 19 to 94. This group represented roughly one-fifth of all BrainHealth Project participants. Over the course of three years, participants completed brief training activities that required only five to 15 minutes per day.