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  • Study links nutrition to brain health and intelligence in older adults

    Dec 13, 2016 9:15 am by Diana YatesResearch
    Psychology professor Aron Barbey, left, graduate student Marta Zamroziewicz, postdoctoral researcher Chris Zwilling and their colleagues conducted a new study linking blood levels of a key nutrient to brain structure and intelligence in older adults. Photo by L. Brian Stauffer

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    • Psychology professor Aron Barbey, left, graduate student Marta Zamroziewicz, postdoctoral researcher Chris Zwilling and their colleagues conducted a new study linking blood levels of a key nutrient to brain structure and intelligence in older adults. Photo by L. Brian Stauffer

    A study of older adults links consumption of a pigment found in leafy greens to the preservation of “crystallized intelligence,” the ability to use the skills and knowledge one has acquired over a lifetime.