Your gaze could hint at looming memory loss


By AGENCY

How people look around and their eye movements could be clues to whether or not they are at risk of memory loss, new research finds. — dpa

How people look around and what eye movements they use are likely indicators of whether or not they are at risk of cognitive decline and memory loss, a team of Canada- and West Indies-based scientists says. 

In a study of 106 people, the team found cognitive and memory decline to be “associated with a decrease in several types of eye movements and gaze patterns, which people use to continually visually sample the environment”.

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