Health problems and cognitive performance are closely related. They have found that if you are depressed, do not exercise enough, or have high blood pressure, you probably have memory problems , even if we are talking about a young person.
The study has been developed by a team of researchers from the University of California in Los Angeles (USA) and describes that a series of factors related to lifestyle can increase the risk of brain diseases such as Alzheimer's or dementia, as well as memory problems in all age groups, including young people from 18 years.
For their research, the experts surveyed 18,552 people between the ages of 18 and 99 about their memory, as well as questions about their lifestyle and health. Examination of the data revealed that depression, low educational attainment, physical inactivity, and high blood pressure were the factors that increased the likelihood of memory loss the most in all age groups (a 14% increase for young people). , 22% for adults and 26% for the elderly).
The work, which has been published in the magazine Plos One , specifies that in the case of the youngest, the stress added to the multitasking caused by the continuous presence of technology , could have a greater impact on their attention span, which That will result in problems with concentration and remembering things at all levels.
