Teaching parents to use social media may make you want to pull your hair out, but according to a new study out of Austria, it could help keep mom and dad mentally fit. Researchers from the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis found that people over the age of 50 consistently scored better on cognitive tests than similarly aged people years earlier, thanks in part to seniors’ increasing use of cellphones and computers. It seems that modern technology is forcing aging brains to improve. With the increasing use of technology, life has become cognitively more demanding – the average person…
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