Brain expert: The No. 1 thing that sets 'SuperAgers' apart from people with 'weak memory skills' [View all]

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Last edited Sat Nov 26, 2022, 06:59 PM - Edit history (1)

https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2022/11/25/brain-expert-the-no-1-thing-that-sets-superagers-apart-from-people-with-weak-memory-skills.html

There is a group of people that longevity researchers call "SuperAgers," who are in their 80s and beyond, but have the cognitive function of those decades younger.

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As a neuroscience researcher and author of "The Age-Proof Brain," I've found that it's our behaviors, not just our genes, that have a powerful impact on our brain's destiny.

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So what sets SuperAgers apart from people who have weak memory skills? According to a 2021 study that followed SuperAgers over the course of 18 months, one key differentiator was that they kept learning new things throughout their life.

Much more at link.

On edit: adding site with lots of free classes for seniors:

https://seniorplanet.org/classes/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAj4ecBhD3ARIsAM4Q_jFwRYWnFxUG4cnqplBNSW41Fy7w5mvZjF9-LR9hCQsGvC7zMRukAb0aAlvZEALw_wcB

AARP has some, too!

Enjoy!