Mind & Mood
The mental powers of super-agers
Can you keep your brain young as you age?
The general thinking is that memory and other brain functions automatically slow with age. But older adults known as "super-agers" have changed that perception. "This group of individuals can maintain optimal brain power much longer in life," says Yuta Katsumi, an instructor in neurology with Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital. "They suggest that age-related brain changes are not always inevitable."
Old brain, young brain
Memory decline is often linked to brain shrinkage. But how much brain size changes with age is highly variable.
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