Brain Function Could Start Declining ‘As Early As Age 45″²
Human brain (Photo: BBC illustration)
The brain’s ability to function can start to deteriorate as early as 45, suggests a study in the British Medical Journal.
University College London researchers found a 3.6 percent decline in mental reasoning in women and men aged 45-49.
They assessed the memory, vocabulary and comprehension skills of 7,000 men and women aged 45 to 70 over 10 years.
Anchor Lisa Mullins talk with study co-author Jane Ferrie of University College London.
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