Whats wrong with my age

by André Aleman

Whats wrong with my ageb Will thinking and intelligence age? What will happen to the brain as we age? b One woman on her 82nd birthday thought she would have only a few days left to live. I decided to donate organs to make my life beautiful. But he was healthy on his 100th and 110th birthdays. A research institution measured his physical and cognitive abilities at 112 and 114, with high scores in all areas. He remembered the story better than a 70-year-old man. This is a story about a woman named Hendrikie who appears in How Old My Age. What has changed in the brain for 30 years since he turned 82? Some people have a healthy body and excellent memory to be 100 years old, while some people are only in their 60s and suffer a sharp drop in their physical and mental abilities. Whats the difference between the two? Does anyone have a risk of getting Alzheimers? What does the 80-year-old brain look like? What happens to the brain as we age? Are there any advantages of an aged brain? Dutch neuroscientist Andre Alemann steps up the question.

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Published March 4, 2019