In a study that was recently published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia, there are characteristics that are distinctive to a group of “superagers.” For example, the research found that superagers have larger numbers of von Economo neurons, which are sometimes referred to as “spindle neurons.” Additionally, the research found that superagers have unusual brain traits, such as higher degrees of sociability.
The Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test identifies superagers as those who reach a specific score at the age of 80 or older. People who are superagers tend to achieve scores that fall somewhere between 56 and 66. On other measures of cognitive ability, superagers performed at or above the age-appropriate level.
Dr. Kaushik Govindaraju of Medical Offices of Manhattan, who was not engaged in the study, said, “We believed that mental decline with age was unavoidable and even expected/anticipated. We admire elderly people with good memories because, for as long as humanity has existed, we have been informed and witnessed that this is not the biological norm. This research has the potential to provide an unprecedented response to this.” Read the article
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