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Older And Wiser

APR 09, 2013
Cognitive neuroscientists show that decision-making can improve with age.
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Older and Wiser

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Study Finds That Age Does Not Impair Decision-Making Capabilities

Center for BrainHealth - The University of Texas at Dallas

Sandra Bond Chapman – The University of Texas at Dallas, Center for BrainHealth

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  1. Cognitive – describing mental processes such as thinking, learning and remembering.
  2. Strategic learning – the skill of acquiring information by separating more important details from less important ones.
  3. Decision-making - the process of solving problems by choosing a course of action from several possible options.
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