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"Morning brains"?

Older adults' cognitive abilities as well as their level of awareness is more prone to succees when being tested in the morning. It is easier for this age group to remain undistracted in the morning hours, which is their brain's optimal time of day. The rostral prefrontal and superior parietal cortex -- the brains attentional control regions -- were activated quicker and stronger when used at this time of day. In the study, 16 younger adults at the ages of 19-30 and older adults between the ages of 60-82 were put through a serious of memory test from 1-5 in the afternoon. During these tests, the adults underwent an MRI, which showed where activity was activated throughout the brain and the severity of the activity. The data showed that older adults were more likely to pay attention to information than younger adults who focused and blocked the distracting information. When the older adults were tested another day, at an earlier time (8:30 AM-10), they performed at better rates with less distraction involved. This study proves that older adults will be more successful at doing tasks in the morning, such as, doing taxes, trying a new hobby like Scrabble or chess, cooking new food and taking tests.

Centre, Baycrest. "Older Adults Have 'morning Brains': Noticeable Differences in Brain Function across the Day." //ScienceDaily//. ScienceDaily, 6 Aug. 2014. Web. 7 Aug. 2014.

"What Time of Day Do You Learn Best?" //Examined Existence//. Web. 7 Aug. 2014.

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