Super-agers’ brains have a special ability, new study suggests
The findings may help explain why this group has such exceptional memory.
From The Times
March 5, 2026

Many people’s brains deteriorate as they age, resulting in the loss of memory and cognition. But some people’s brains remain almost perfectly intact, their thinking as sharp at 80 as it was in their 50s.

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A new study hints at why. →

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