Wednesday 6 October 2010

Research on Brain Science is......confusing.

Just looked at a page from Science Digest... here are the headline leads to the stories. See if you can figure out the truth about education and Alzheimer's.

If you don't have a college degree, you're at greater risk of developing memory problems or even Alzheimer's. Education plays a key role in lifelong memory performance and risk for dementia, and it's well documented that those with a college degree possess a cognitive advantage over their less educated counterparts in middle and old age.


Education Does Not Protect Against Age-Related Memory Loss, Say Researchers (Jan. 10, 2007) — Adults over 70 with higher levels of education forgot words at a greater rate than those with less education,


Brain Exercises May Slow Cognitive Decline Initially, but Speed Up Dementia Later (Sep. 1, 2010)


Education Helps Against Dementia, Swedish Study Finds (June 1, 2010) — Researchers have discovered that education not only delays the early symptoms of dementia, but can also slow down the development of the disease



And now you know.... Sorry Paul Harvey

3 comments:

Kristen said...

But they're each saying different things. Education helps, education doesn't help...

That is very confusing.

Nate said...

So by the time you learn enough to assess the risks of education, you might be too educated to avoid the risks, and you will not necessarily be able to recall when it all went wrong?

Pat's Blog said...

Well said Nate...