Brock University: Older Adult Minds Shown to Wander Less Than Their Younger Counterparts
July 12, 2024
July 12, 2024
ST. CATHERINES, Ontario, July 12 (TNSres) -- Brock University issued the following news:
By Cathy Majtenyi
While it's commonly believed older adult minds wander more than those of young people, new Brock-led research is showing the opposite is true.
Previous research on mind wandering relied on older participants' self-reporting of how often their mind wanders, says Psychology PhD student Sarah Henderson (BSc '18, MA '20).
"What we're tryi . . .
By Cathy Majtenyi
While it's commonly believed older adult minds wander more than those of young people, new Brock-led research is showing the opposite is true.
Previous research on mind wandering relied on older participants' self-reporting of how often their mind wanders, says Psychology PhD student Sarah Henderson (BSc '18, MA '20).
"What we're tryi . . .