The secrets of “super-agers”
Listen 00:03:31Researchers at Massachussetts General Hospital and other institutions are gaining a better understanding of “super-agers” – people who retain their cognitive functioning as they age.
In their weekly conversation, psychologist Dan Gottlieb and WHYY’s Maiken Scott discuss the findings.
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