As humans age, a trend of declining mental capacity has been observed. There are always mitigating factors, but age-related mental decline is generally accepted to be true in most societies across the world. It is worth noting that certain factors of intelligence decline more than others:
Naturally, there are some things that people can do to attempt to manage their intellectual abilities as they age-
1.Consuming sufficient nutrients which contain Omega-3 fatty acids and antioxidants. Think fatty fish and blueberries.
2.Controlling your health as you age, which means getting sufficient exercise, refraining from smoking, and not drinking in excess.
3.Controlling your body weight.
4.Getting a proper education. It has been noted that individuals that use their intellectual faculties more often tend to retain their capabilities for longer. And those that have better levels of education also tend to have higher levels of intellect, broadly speaking. These may accompany factors such as healthier lifestyles and better economic support, as people with higher levels of intellect and more education frequently tend to have higher paying occupations. They more readily will choose hobbies that stimulate them mentally as well, which may also be out of the reach of people with less disposable income.
Absolutely, as we learn we train our brains like a muscle. Using your brain for real activities such as reading, doing sums, focusing for long periods of time can increase your brain muscle and increase your intelligence. Make good choices by having less screen time and red books that give you real knowledge. eating the right food to increase your brains health is also extremely important when done with a healthy amount of daily exercise.
1.Fluid intelligence vs.crystallized intelligence: intelligence can be divided into two broad categories-fluid intelligence and crystallized intelligence.fluid intelligence refers to the abillity to solve new problems,adapt to new situations and think abstractly.
2.decline in fluid intelligence:research suggest that fluid intelligence which relies heavily on processing speed,working memory and abstract reasoning,tends to decline with age.