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#THE BRAIN 8 VIRTUAL THOUGHT HOW TO#

How does cognitive aging differ from a disease or more concerning changes in mental function? Cognitive aging also helps older adults become more optimistic and emotionally resilient, as I explain later in the article.īy better understanding cognitive aging, you’ll be better equipped to understand the older adults in your life, whether that is yourself or an older loved one. Yes, things tend to work a little slower and less well, but on the other hand older adults can often compensate by drawing on their experience. Which means they might feel reluctant to learn more about this.īut the news is not all bad. This can be discouraging news to many people. Just as your 75-year-old self can’t run as fast as your 30-year old self, your 75-year-old brain will, for the most part, not think as quickly either. As you’ll see, most mental processes become less nimble with time. Practical takeaways and what you can do.

#THE BRAIN 8 VIRTUAL THOUGHT HOW TO#

How to tell cognitive aging apart from more worrisome changes.

The difference between crystallized and fluid intelligence.

6 ways that memory and thinking change with aging.

How cognitive aging differs from other diseases and conditions that affect memory and thinking.

Since I’ve often written about changes in thinking that are abnormal and concerning in older adults, I thought it might be helpful for me to write an article outlining what is normal and to be expected. It can also help families better understand the changes they’re noticing in an older person, and whether those are out of the ordinary or not. It can help you understand what to anticipate when it comes to your own aging. Understanding how aging changes cognition is important. Such age-related changes in how the brain manages memory, thinking, and other mental processes are called “cognitive aging.” This is even true of the brain, which is part of why it becomes more common to experience a “ tip of the tongue” moment as one gets older.

It’s annoying but unfortunately true: most parts of the body work less well as one gets older and older.