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. More information here:https://www.uq.edu.au/news/article/2014/10/social-groups-ward-age-related-mental-decline