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Is Cognitive Aging Predicted by Educational Level?

Author(s) -

A. Richey Sharrett

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

american journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.33

H-Index - 256

eISSN - 1476-6256

pISSN - 0002-9262

DOI - 10.1093/aje/kwr513

Subject(s) - dementia , incidence (geometry) , gerontology , cognition , cognitive decline , psychology , association (psychology) , medicine , cognitive aging , clinical psychology , psychiatry , disease , physics , pathology , optics , psychotherapist

A higher educational level has consistently been associated with a lower incidence of dementia. However, in the current issue of the Journal, Glymour et al. (Am J Epidemiol. 2012;175(8):750-759.) present findings that are in agreement with other research in showing a lack of association between educational level and cognitive decline in the elderly. These findings are not inconsistent with the hope, yet unproven, that persons might reduce their risk of dementia by engaging in cognitively stimulating activities.

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