A study of over 10,000 older adults across Europe found that higher levels of loneliness were associated with poorer performance on memory tests at the beginning of the study. However, over a seven-year period, the rate of memory decline was similar regardless of participants' loneliness levels, suggesting loneliness impacts the initial state of memory more than its progressive decline.
Loneliness Affects Memory in Older Adults, But May Not Accelerate Decline
