Walking Ability Could Predict Brain Aging.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Neuroscience News
A new study published in The Lancet Healthy Longevity has found that the ability to dual-task walk and talk begins to decline around the age of 55, up to a decade before ‘old age’ as traditionally defined by the threshold of 65 years. This decline is a result of changes to cognition and underlying brain function rather than due to physical changes associated with aging. The study suggests that poor dual-task walking performance in middle age might be an indicator of accelerated brain aging or an otherwise pre-symptomatic neurodegenerative condition.