Scientists now know why elderly 'super-agers' keep their sharp memory
(STUDY FINDS) – While some age more gracefully than others, many people will experience a certain degree of mental deterioration as the decades pass. A small collection of “SuperAgers,” however, display the memory skills of a 25-year-old well into old age. Now, scientists from Massachusetts General Hospital have identified the neural activity behind these SuperAgers’ memory advantages.
“This is the first time we have images of the function of superagers’ brains as they actively learn and remember new information,” says senior study author Alexandra Touroutoglou, PhD, director of Imaging Operations at MGH’s Frontotemporal Disorders Unit, in a media release.
Back in 2016, Dr. Touroutoglou and her team had identified a small group of older adults (65+) showing incredible performances on memory tests for their age brackets. Today, those same individuals are participants in an ongoing study of aging taking place at MGH.
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