A pay cut in your 30s puts you at risk of memory loss and poor brain function in middle age

Taking a pay cut in your 30s could put you at risk of memory loss and poor brain function in middle age, research suggests. Scientists assessed how changes in salary affected the brain health of more than 3,000 US adults. The 20-year study began in 1990, and followed the participants through the Great Recession, a period of economic instability across the world. Results showed volunteers whose pay had been slashed at least once over the two decades performed worse on cognitive tests. The French researchers claim the impact of a pay cut on brain health was three times greater than that of one year of natural ageing.