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Recessions in mid-life increase risk of cognitive decline

Dec 27, 2013 by

A European study of 12,000 people age 50 and older found that things like lay-offs, enforced part-time work and downward job mobility appear to decrease cognitive ability, including things like memory, verbal fluency, temporal orientation and numeracy.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131120192335.htm