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... > material entity > biological material entity > organism > human organism > person > person by aptitude > superager

Preferred term

superager  

Definition

  • “Superagers are broadly defined as individuals over 80 years old with episodic memory performance similar or superior to middle-aged subjects (50–65 years old).“ (Godoy et al., 2021, p. 663).

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Synonym(s)

  • highly performing older adult
  • successful ager
  • superaging

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Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Garo-Pascual, M., Gaser, C., Zhang, L., Tohka, J., Medina, M., & Strange, B. A. (2023). Brain structure and phenotypic profile of superagers compared with age-matched older adults: A longitudinal analysis from the Vallecas Project. The Lancet Healthy Longevity, 4(8), e374–e385. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2666-7568(23)00079-X

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: open

  • • Garo-Pascual, M., Zhang, L., Valentí-Soler, M., & Strange, B. A. (2024). Superagers resist typical age-related white matter structural changes. Journal of Neuroscience, 44(25), e2059232024. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2059-23.2024

    • Document type: empirical study

    • Access: open

  • • Godoy, L., Alves, C., Ferreira, P., Sebastian, J., Martin-Saavedra, J., Studart-Neto, A., Nitrini, R., Leite, C., & Bisdas, S. (2021). Understanding brain resilience in superagers: A systematic review. Neuroradiology, 63, 663-683. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00234-020-02562-1

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

  • • Santangelo, V., Macrì, S., & Campolongo, P. (2022). Superior memory as a new perspective to tackle memory loss. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 141, 104828. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2022.104828

    • Document type: literature review

    • Access: closed

Creator

  • Frank Arnould

In other languages

  • super-vieillisseur

    French

  • adulte âgé hautement performant
  • personne âgée hautement performante
  • super-vieillissement

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-GZ08CH4R-C

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