Study: Television Viewing and Cognitive Decline in Older Age

Television viewing and cognitive decline in older age: findings from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing – Science Reports (free)

Commentaries: Expert reaction to study looking at watching TV and memory in over 50s – Science Media Centre (free) AND TV Viewing Tied to Cognitive Decline in Those Over Age 50 – NEJM Journal Watch (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

My new study with Andrew Steptoe @UCL_BSH funded by @wellcometrust is published today, showing that watching television for more than 3.5 hours per day is associated with cognitive decline in verbal memory in older adults https://t.co/9ZIOTVsGMz

— Daisy Fancourt (@Daisy_Fancourt) February 28, 2019