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A study comprising more than 2,200 adults who attended U.S. high schools in the early 1960s found that those who attended higher-quality schools had better cogn
The findings were published on May 2 in the journal Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring in a paper titled "High school quality is associated with cognition 58 years later." Importance of Education: High-Quality Education Might Have Long-Term Impact on Later Life Cognition, Says Study.
A study conducted in the US found that those who attended higher-quality schools had better cognitive function 60 years later.
A new study has established a connection between late-life cognition and the quality of education a person was able to access in high school. Sampling over 2000 people who attended high school in the 1960s, researchers found those who had a better educational high school experience faired better in tests of cognitive function later in life than those who had attended a poorer quality high school. The findings could help improve current educational standards and suggest focusing on the quality of high school education can have a significant, beneficial impact on cognition throughout life, espec...
Attending a high school with a high number of teachers with graduate training was the clearest predictor of the impact of school quality on late-life cognition, researchers found.