Alzheimer's & IQ
Feb. 17th, 2006 01:33 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
apharAlzheimer's Progresses Faster in Educated People:
it appears that high IQ leads to later onset of senility - and to lower probability thereof; but once senility comes - it progresses quickly.
Previous studies have shown that people with high levels of education are less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease. The new study shows that the brains of more educated people can tolerate changes for longer periods of time, meaning signs of decreased mental agility typical of Alzheimer's disease appear later. When those signs do appear, the disease progresses faster than it does in less educated patients.
it appears that high IQ leads to later onset of senility - and to lower probability thereof; but once senility comes - it progresses quickly.
