'Super' Aged Brains Reveal First Secrets Of Sharp Memory In Old Age
Monday, November 17, 2008 - 13:57
in Psychology & Sociology
Researchers have wondered if the brains of the elderly with still laser sharp memory were different than everyone else's. So, they took a novel approach and investigated what goes right in an aging brain that stays nimble. Scientists examined the brains of deceased people called "super aged" because they had high performance on memory tests when they were over 80. They found their brains had many fewer fiber-like tangles than the brains of elderly, non-demented individuals.
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