Cultural engagement predicts changes in cognitive function in older adults over a 10 year period: findings from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing

There is increasing evidence that leading an active, socially engaged lifestyle might protect against cognitive decline. The arts have been proposed as potentially beneficial activities due to their combination of cognitive complexity and mental creativity. Yet it remains uncertain which types of ar...

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Published in:Scientific reports 2018-07, Vol.8 (1), p.10226-8, Article 10226
Main Authors: Fancourt, Daisy, Steptoe, Andrew
Format: Article
Language:English
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Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging
Aging - psychology
Cognition
Cognitive ability
Cognitive Dysfunction - epidemiology
Cognitive Dysfunction - etiology
Culture
Dementia disorders
Fairs & exhibitions
Female
Galleries
Humanities and Social Sciences
Humans
Least-Squares Analysis
Life Style
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Memory
Memory - physiology
Memory and Learning Tests
Middle Aged
multidisciplinary
Museums
Older people
Preservation
Regression analysis
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Sensitivity analysis
Social Behavior
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