Exercise Keeps Older People's Brains in Shape
 (New York, Reuters, 6/27/02)

When Dr. Walter R. Bixby of the University of Maryland in College Park and team tested the focusing ability of 106 seniors whose average age was eighty, the researchers found that the participants who lived more active lives scored higher on the test. In another study, Sean Deeny of the University of Maryland and colleagues used brain scans to assess the ability of 36 seniors to focus on one thing over another. Once again, the researchers saw a positive correlation between physical activity and better focusing abilities.