Age is no barrier: predictors of academic success in older learners

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University: who performs better in later life? #education #science https://t.co/munEnsAtj0 https://t.co/Hli1XaxH8T

@GregoryRSL Do you seriously and in a sober frame of mind claim that IQ had no influence on academic performance in older researchers? If so, why do we bother with IQ, g, and other useless concepts? Or is the academic world (funda)mentally corrupt? http…

“age, IQ, gender, working memory, psychosocial factors, and common brain gene polymorphisms (APOE, BDNF, COMT, KIBRA, SERT) did not influence academic performance... ageing does not impede academic achievement” https://t.co/TeoOB5SIBz

RT @JamesCVickers: And may also reduce risk of cognitive decline! https://t.co/cbMb8EG3Ex

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