Elderly are quicker-witted than young people

By Roger Highfield, Science Editor People become confused more easily as they age because they succumb to distractions and not due to their brains slowing down, a new study shows. Scientists found that the reason older people take longer to complete simple tasks is that they find it more difficult to filter out irrelevant information and concentrate fully on the matter in hand. The findings help explain why... [read full story]