Wiser and More Distracted
via Live Laugh Learn Lead by marciamarciamarcia on 5/26/08
There were several terrific and noteworthy pieces in the New York Times this month about the brain, attention, and learning.
Health / Research
Older Brain Really May Be a Wiser Brain
By SARA REISTAD-LONG
Published: May 20, 2008
New research suggests that memory lapses that occur with age might be a sign of a widening focus of attention.
When older people can no longer remember names at a cocktail party, they tend to think that their brainpower is declining. But a growing number of studies suggest that this assumption is often wrong. Instead, the research finds, the aging brain is simply taking in more data and trying to sift through a clutter of information, often to its long-term benefit.
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