Older people perform better in the morning, study finds

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Older people perform better in the morning, study finds

By Ronnie Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older adults are better able to ignore distractions and to perform demanding cognitive tasks in the morning, a new study suggests. Moreover, when tested in the morning, at their peak period of alertness, seniors activated the same brain regions used to focus attention and tune out distractions as 19 to 30 year olds, researchers found. The findings show “the typical effect of aging is reduced when older adults are tested at the ideal time of day,” psychologist Ulrich Mayr told Reuters Health. The new study â€" a small one â€" was led by John Anderson, a doctoral candidate in psychology from the University of Toronto’s Rotman Research Institute.

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