According to research out of England, people over age 50 who are more sexually active have better memory and cognitive skills than people who get busy less often.
Men’s brains get a bigger boost than women’s, scoring higher on planning, solving problems and paying attention — the women only got a boost in their memory skills, which may be due to hormones.
More than 6,800 men and women ages 50 to 89 participated in the long-term study published in The Journal of Age and Aging.
Both sexually active men and women scored higher on the word-recall and number-sequencing tasks.
It’s too early to tell whether sex is one way for older adults to keep their minds sharp or whether it is the other way around – people who want a long and healthy sex life should start by doing things that are good for the brain, such as being physically and mentally active and eating a healthy diet.
