Enhancing cognition in older adults also changes personality

Wednesday, January 18, 2012 - 23:30 in Psychology & Sociology

A program designed to boost cognition in older adults also increased their openness to new experiences, researchers report, demonstrating for the first time that a non-drug intervention in older adults can change a personality trait once thought to be fixed throughout the lifespan.

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