Women’s memories better than men’s despite menopause
The Mail Online reports on recent memory tests undertaken as part of the National Child Development Study in the UK. Resaerchers tested the memory ability of 10,000 men and women all born in the same week in 1958.
They found that the women out-performed men. And this despite the fact that many of the women would be in menopausal transition – a time when reportedly memory abilities decrease slightly only to be regained once transition is completed.
Research director Professor Jane Elliott said “‘We would expect for women to do even better as they get older.
