Since dementia is a complex concept that refers to various types of decline in mental abilities with age, scientists have emphasized that high cognitive scores in adolescents are in some cases associated with a lower risk of developing senile dementia or at least reduce the occurrence of symptoms. It is not yet known whether this applies to dementia more broadly.
As part of the research, scientists used data obtained in 1960 on the participants’ cognitive abilities, as well as educational level, complexity of the profession, signs of age-related dementia and various socio-demographic data.
It turns out that the better and more diverse the education in adolescence and the more complex the tasks that a person does throughout his life, the lower the risk of developing dementia.
Researchers have suggested that this is due to a certain reserve that accumulates neural connections that compensate for age-related brain damage to ensure high-quality cognitive abilities.
Source: Ferra
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