REGULAR SEX IN OLD AGE IMPROVES VOCABULARY, VISUAL AWARENESS- HAYLEY WRIGHT
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lder people can
boost their brain power by having more sex, research reveals. Regularly getting
intimate improves the over-50s’ vocabulary and visual awareness, a study found.
Yet, being
active between the sheets does not influence their attention or memory, the
research adds.Researchers did not speculate on why regular sex boosts older
people’s brain function, however, previous research suggests getting intimate
stimulates areas of the brain associated with learning.
Study author
Dr. Hayley Wright from Coventry University said: “People don’t like to think
that older people have sex, but we need to challenge this conception at a
societal level and look at what impact sexual activity can have on those aged
50 and over, beyond the known effects on sexual health and general wellbeing.”
Researchers from the universities of Coventry and Oxford analyzed 28 men and 45
women between the ages of 50 and 83.
The
participants completed a questionnaire about their sexual activity over the
past year. They then took part in a test that measures brain function in older
adults. This included a ‘verbal fluency test’, which required the participants
to name as many animals as they could in one minute.
They then had
to say as many words beginning with ‘F’ as they could. Their visual awareness
was also assessed as they were required to copy a complex design and draw a
clock face from memory. READ MORE
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