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Socialising for brain health
A UQ research study has shown people aged over 50 are more agile mentally if they are socially active – and the effect is even more pronounced in 80-year-olds. The study showed that social group activities were more important than one-to-one relationships in slowing cognitive decline, and that the effect became more pronounced with increasing age.
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