UW-Madison: Testing senses and motor skills in midlife may help predict later cognitive impairment

MADISON, Wis. – When researchers test motor skills, hearing, vision and smell in people in their midlife, they are better able to identify those who may develop cognitive decline or impairment 10 years later, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

A research team, led by senior author Natascha Merten, an assistant professor i...

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