A recent Norwegian study reveals men to be more forgetful than women. The study states men have more neuronal problems compared to women, irrespective of their age.
Men tend to forget more than women regardless of age, states a recent Norwegian study.
To confirm the same the researchers from Norwegian University of Science and Technology, surveyed 37, 405 men and women who had been a part of an earlier longitudinal population health study, Hunt 3, in Norway. Each participant had to answer nine questions related to their memory power, which included questions on how often they forgot dates, their ability to recall memories and likewise.
The results showed more than half of the participants suffered from memory problems. The ratio for male participants (1.6) going through memory problems was much higher compared to females(1.2 percent). The degeneration of memory power was common in most of the male participants irrespective of their age, claim the researchers.
"It was surprising to see that men forget more than women said Jostein Holmen, who led the study, in a statement."It was also surprising to see that men are just as forgetful whether they are 30 or 60 years old. The results were unambiguous."
The primary reason associated with the poor memory performance in males is due to greater prevalence of cardiovascular problems, triggering neurodegeneration in them, reports Fox News.
The researchers also opined the forgetful nature in people can be linked to their educational background or stress level. People with better educational background and no stress have greater memorizing power. This is applicable for both the sexes.
However, the study needs further interventions as the researchers say . "We have speculated a lot about why men report more frequent problems with remembering than women do, but have not been able to find an explanation," said Holmen in a press release. "This is still an unsolved mystery."
The clinical importance of such problems associated with remembering and brain development are yet to be known, stated the researchers. The study was published in the journal BMC Psychology.
