Memory, Mental Function Begin Slipping as Early as Age 45
By Amanda Gardner
THURSDAY, January 5, 2012 (Health.com) — For years, many experts have maintained that the subtle changes in memory and mental function that occur naturally as we get older rarely begin before age 60.
That may be optimistic: A new study, published today in the British Medical Journal, suggests that age-related cognitive changes—which may in some cases herald Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia—are under way as early as our mid-to-late 40s.