When did a doctor say our cognitive skills are still powerful?
At the age of 60
hope = ?
optimism
Careful to avoid potential problems or dangers.
cautious
a conclusion or resolution reached after consideration.
decision
remains = ?
stays
Expressed a feeling of uncertainty about.
cast doubt on
the length of time for which a person or animal lives or a thing functions.
lifespan
cognition = ?
reasoning
done by or occurring in the mind.
mental
What did a doctor say about his finding?
It was encouraging
A doctor from a university in Munich led the research. T / F
False
the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.
cognition
lapse of memory.
forgetfulness
The doctor told people not to worry about forgetfulness. T / F
True
data = ?
statistics
make or become less.
diminish
an amount, standard, level, or rate regarded as usual or ordinary.
average
Who might this research offer hope to?
People worried about forgetfulness
relating to cognition.
cognitive
a thing that is accepted as true or as certain to happen, without proof.
assumption
When did scientists think our brain started to decline?
From the age of 20
acting or done without forethought.
impulsive
remaining the same over a period of time.
constant
in relation, comparison, or proportion to something else.
relatively
doubt = ?
uncertainty
Who did a doctor say becomes more cautious?
Older people
The doctor said older people are more reckless. T / F
False
assumption = ?
belief
progressive mental deterioration that can occur in middle or old age, due to generalized degeneration of the brain. It is the commonest cause of premature senility.
Alzheimer's
Research was done on over a million people. T / F
True
Who is Mischa von Krause?
The lead researcher
constant = ?
continuous
Using information collected by senses for tasks in memory, emotion, perception, imagination, thinking and reasoning
processing
become smaller, fewer, or less; decrease.
decline
The research will probably not help to understand brain diseases. T / F
False
What could this research shed light on?
Neurodegenerative diseases
the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood.
contexts
The doctor said older people take longer to make decisions. T / F
True
barely = ?
hardly
Positive and giving hope for future success.
encouraging
The doctor said cognitive skills do not diminish before we are 60. T / F
True
On how many people did researchers look at data?
Over 1.1 million
only just; almost not.
barely
Reach a highest point, either of a specified value or at a specified time.
peak
A piece of work to be done or undertaken.
task
resulting in or characterized by degeneration of the nervous system, especially the neurons in the brain.
neurodegenerative
heedless of danger or the consequences of one's actions; rash or impetuous.
reckless
at a previous or earlier time; before.
previously
cast = ?
throw
Scientists believed brain power starts to decrease from the age of 30. T / F
False
help to explain (something) by providing further information about it.
cast light on
decline = ?
reduce
What did a doctor say happened to processing speed in a task?
It barely changed
How old were the people looked at in the research?
Between 10 and 80
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