Super-agers, or elders who retain a significantly sharper memory than their peers, have been found to carry a unique trait. Naturally, our brains start to decline in memory performance in our late 20s and 30s. However, in a recent study, the average ager is atrophying at more than twice the rate of their super-ager peers. Super-agers seem to be resistant to atrophy progression, which remains quite common in the average aging process. Further, the study looks into the composition of the cortex and the neurons that are most vulnerable in aging, allowing them to attack aging from not only a psychosocial and lifestyle perspective but also a biological perspective.
See Megan Thielking, Super-Agers: The Unique Traits of Older Adults with Memories Sharp as a Tack, Fox News, April 5, 2017.
