from journal NeuroImage
Do you sometimes forget whether you
took your pills or even where you parked
your car? If you’re middle-age or older
the inability to remember certain things
about daily activities may be very natural
and not brain impairment. Canadian
researchers wrote in the journal
NeuroImage about their study showing
that middle-age and older adults use a
different part of their brain than young
people to remember recent events. Senior
author Natasha Rajah, of McGill University,
says the changes in remembering reflects
changes in what adults deem important
information. She says middle-age and
older people in the study were simply
focusing on different aspects of an event
than did younger people, and perhaps,
older adults might improve their recall
ability by changing their focus.