mental decline

mental decline

The loss of mental abilities with advancing age, a part of normal ageing. The sharpest decline in mental abilities occur in mathematics ability, the least in spatial orientation for men, and in inductive reasoning for women.

mental decline

Neurology The loss of mental abilities with advancing age, a part of normal aging; the sharpest decline in mental abilities occur in mathematics ability, the least in spatial orientation for ♂, and in inductive reasoning for ♀. See Sundowning.