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Are young people smarter than adults? Research shows differences diminishing

Young people are losing their advantage when it comes to IQ.

Common complaints consist of walking into a room and forgetting why you entered, as well as difficulty remembering names and struggling to drive in the dark. We found that often the age differences we were getting between young and older adults was smaller or absent, compared to prior research from early 2000s. Therefore, as older adults are performing better in general than previous generations, it may be necessary to revise definitions of dementia that depend on an individuals’ expected level of ability.

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