The elderly have a harder time multi-tasking than young adults because older people are far less nimble at switching neurological connections in their brains between activities, according to research released on Monday.The findings of neuroscientists from the University of California at San Francisco add new insights to a growing body of studies showing that one's ability to move from one task to another in quick succession becomes more difficult with age.Read More... More on Mental health
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