Superagers have five times more Von Economo neurons
A rare group of people over 80 maintain the memory of 50-year-olds, even when their brains show physical signs of Alzheimer's disease.
Most people expect their memory to fade by their 80s, but a small group known as superagers defies this biological norm. These individuals maintain the recall abilities of someone decades younger, often outperforming people in their 50s and 60s on cognitive tests. While the average aging brain shrinks, superagers possess a thicker anterior cingulate cortex, a region of the brain critical for attention and executive function.
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