You may think your body ages at its own pace regardless of your state of mind, but research says otherwise. Inc.|Benjamin Hardy, Ph.D In 1978, Ellen Langer, a Harvard psychologist, conducted an important study. She gave houseplants to two groups of nursing-home residents. One group was told they were responsible for keeping their plant alive, and that they had autonomy in...
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With cognitive impairment, older adults struggle with — and face risks from — smartphones, computers.
By Judith Graham At first, Robert Zorowitz thought his 83-year-old mother was confused. She couldn’t remember passwords to accounts on her computer. She would call and say programs had stopped working. But over time, Zorowitz realized his mother — a highly intelligent woman who was comfortable with technology ― was showing early signs of dementia....