Researchers from Lancaster University Management School, Norwegian University of Science and
For example, the experiment showed that older Internet users were able to remember an average of 1.22 words more than those who do not use the World Wide Web.The most pronounced difference was among female volunteers, who named an average of 2.37 more words than women who did not use the internet.At the same time, male users called, on average, 0.94 words more.
"Our results show that internet use after retirement leads toto a noticeable reduction in the rate of cognitive decline, says Dr. VincentO'Sullivan, co-author of the study from Lancaster University School of Management, "We also found that retirees who used computers at work before retirement continued to use them for personal purposes after retirement and therefore had better cognitive skills."
As a reminder, previous studies have shown thatretirement is a critical period for cognitive function, which deteriorates with age and may be a predictor of a number of key health indicators in older adults.
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