Brains boost by friendship obviously from the study of "Super Aires"

byTrinity Kubassek

Although it is 80 years old, it shows higher cognitive ability than those of 50 years oldSuperAgers(Super Agers) "research that investigated people called people was announced. According to the questionnaire survey, Super Agors make the same evaluation as elderly people who are not Super Agers in many respects, but there seems to be a remarkable difference in relation to human relations.

Psychological well-being in elderly adults with extraordinary episodic memory
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0186413

Good Friends Might Be Your Best Brain Booster as You Age - Scientific American
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Researchers at Northwestern University studied male and female "Super Agers" over 80 years old who have better memory than younger people 20 to 30 years older than themselves over nine years. Subjects conducted questionnaire surveys and tests of neuropsychology tests, brain scan, neurological tests, etc. during the period.

Although research results on Super Agers have been published so far, the latest research consists of 31 super adars and 42 items for 19 "ordinary" elderly peopleWell-beingWe conducted a questionnaire survey about. Then, with respect to many items such as the purpose and autonomy of life, while Super Evaluators make the same evaluation as "ordinary" people, the evaluation of items such as satisfaction feeling, warmthness, and trust relationship was significantly different . According to this, Professor Emily Logarusski who studied that "social human relationships become very important". "It is not a simple problem not to become Alzheimer's disease if you have a strong social network of ties, but it is something like" having a social network "alongside items such as healthy eating, quitting smoking There is a healthy choice, "Professor Loggorsky said.

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Smith who is participating in the community for retirees is also one of superagers. Mr. Smith warmly welcomes a new person coming in and feels as if he / she is at home. "When a new person comes in, I will try to memorize that person's name as soon as possible and if I see them," I am good morning, how are you doing? "" Many elderly people A person who complains about the same story over and over, not only interested in people's story but also complaints, this is a terrible thing, you should listen to people's story, "Smith said. Brian Fenwick, manager of the community also said, "She is a person who is deeply involved with people and keeps our community well.They is sensitive to what is happening and she is not afraid to talk "I say.

Another 86-year-old Bill, a supermarket, noticed "the importance of expressing emotions" only after retiring from sales and marketing positions in 1999. "Men usually do not talk about emotions, I was a type of person who could confine himself, but I learned to open my mind to others," Bill says.

Now, 150 members are members of the community "Men Enjoying Leisure" for Men who retired in connection with the creation of Bill. Men Enjoying Leisure is gathering about two hours a month and talking about things happening to myself. By discussing sickness, divorce, children, etc., people learn that it is not only their own problems but also people have similar problems. Through talks, men can build good friendships.

Two of the superiors who participated in the study live together, but one of them, Mr. Finnegan, may be lonely without another Grace. Mr. Finnegan is hard of hearingAge-related macular degenerationIt is surprisingly healthy for others, although I am suffering from it. That Finnegan says, "It is very important that there are friends who will pick up the phone." They are high school classmates, but even when they turn 88, everyone, including other friends, is enjoying talking everyday.

In the past, research aimed at super-ages has been conducted, and as a result of MRI, super brains' brains are thicker than the ordinary people, which is composed of gray matter and rich in nerve-rich exoskeletons I knew. But what exactly is the difference in actual life is what I learned for the first time in this research.

The above survey results are in agreement with past research results that "positive relationships are useful for reducing risk of cognitive decline". However, researchers at Northwest University still do research on how super-agors maintain good relationships and whether useful for super-agers will also be useful for others It is a place where future investigation is awaited.

byVlad Tchompalov