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Older people more focused than younger adults – study Older people are more focused, less anxious, and less mentally restless than younger adults, a newly published Irish study is reporting. Researchers from the Institute of Neuroscience (TCIN) at Trinity College Dublin (TCD) found that older adults appeared to mitigate the negative aspects of cognitive decline by increasing motivation and adopting more efficient strategies to suspend the wandering mind when focus was required. The paper, published in the February 2021 edition of the American Psychological Association’s journal Psycholog...

 E-Mail New research from Trinity College Dublin suggests that older adults can be more focused, less impeded by anxiety and less mentally restless than younger adults. The team at the Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience (TCIN) (today, Wednesday, 10th February, 2021) show that older adults appear to mitigate the negative aspects of cognitive decline by increasing motivation and adopting more efficient strategies to suspend the wandering mind when focus is required. The study, published in the journal Psychology and Aging (American Psychological Association) is the first to adjudicate...