Poor decision making is a consequence of cognitive decline among older persons without Alzheimer's disease or mild cognitive impairment.

Decision making is an important determinant of health and well-being across the lifespan but is critical in aging, when many influential decisions are made just as cognitive function declines. Increasing evidence suggests that older adults, even those without dementia, often make poor decisions and...

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Main Authors: Patricia A Boyle, Lei Yu, Robert S Wilson, Keith Gamble, Aron S Buchman, David A Bennett
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3423371?pdf=render