Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The research marks the first discovery of a genetic difference between super-agers and typical older adults. (Maskot / Getty ...

Scientists have uncovered a surprisingly large reserve of “silent synapses” in the adult brain—unused neural connections that can be rapidly activated to store new memories.

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A look inside the brains of extraordinarily sharp elderly people reveals clues about their unusual abilities. Deep in these exceptional brains were signs of what some scientists believe to be newborn ...

Researchers have long debated whether the human brain can generate new neurons in adulthood. A new study suggests it can, which may help explain why some older adults maintain extraordinary memory ...

Adults over 80 who score as well on memory tests as people decades younger are not simply lucky. A new study published in Nature finds that these individuals, known as super-agers, generate at least ...

Adults whose brains still have strong neuron production seem to have better memory and cognitive function than do those in whom the ability wanes, finds a study published today in Nature. The authors ...