A study into blood pressure and thinking in older adults has found that those people who already had high blood pressure saw a significant decrease in their reasoning ability when their blood pressure rose even higher temporarily. People whose blood pressure was normal most of the time didn't suffer a decline in their cognitive abilities when their blood pressure rose temporarily. The results of the study imply that older people might find it harder to think logically in stressful situations.
You can find out more about this research at
http://psychcentral.com/news/2008/12/16/high-blood-pressure-clouds-thinking/3512.html
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