Friday, October 15, 2010

Early Retirement May Diminish Brain Power, Memory: Study | Life | Epoch Times

The good side of a poor economy and not increasing social security? (Ok, I am kidding, but it is an interesting result none-the-less.

Early Retirement May Diminish Brain Power, Memory: Study | Life | Epoch Times:
"“Early retirement appears to have a significant negative impact on the cognitive ability of people in their early 60s that is both quantitatively important and causal,” the study concluded. It was co-authored by Susann Rohwedder, a senior economist at the RAND Center for the Study of Aging, and Robert J. Willis, Professor of Economics at the University of Michigan."

1 comment:

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