Memory loss is often accepted as a natural part of aging, but a new study has found that a “remarkable” group of older people can stay just as sharp as those who are decades younger.
The study, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, examined the memory abilities of people aged 60 to 80, and compared them to those of younger participants, aged 18 to 32.
The researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston identified 17 so-called “super agers” from the older group who performed as well as those four to five decades younger on memory tests.
