UM: Memory

ABC World News reports on a recent study by researchers at UM and the RAND Center for the Study of Aging that provides a link between better memory and later retirement. Americans, who often retire at later ages, did comparatively better on certain memory tests than their French, Spanish, and Italian counterparts. Dr. Richard Suzman of the National Aging Institute says, “The big difference here is that people spend thousands of hours at work, and work can be a very powerful environment. It may be that you need this intensive and long exposure.” [Source]