Older adults who learn a new mentally demanding skill can improve their cognitive function, according to a study conducted at University of Texas. During the study, participants were assigned to learn a new skill digital photography, quilting, or both which required active engagement and tapped working memory, long-term memory and other high-level cognitive processes. Researcher Jennifer Lodi-Smith PhD, assistant professor of psychology at Canisius College, said, ...
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