Brain expert: The No. 1 thing that sets ‘SuperAgers’ apart from people with ‘weak memory skills’: learning new things throughout their life.
In this CNBC Make It, article, Marc Milstein, a neuroscience researcher and author, says that it’s our behaviors, not just our genes, that have a powerful impact on our brain’s destiny. A 2021 study that followed SuperAgers over the course of 18 months, says Milstein, one key differentiator was that they kept learning new things throughout their life.
Marc Milstein, PhD, is a brain health expert and author of “The Age-Proof Brain: New Strategies to Improve Memory, Protect Immunity, and Fight Off Dementia.” He earned both his PhD in Biological Chemistry and his Bachelor of Science in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology from UCLA, and has conducted research on genetics, cancer biology and neuroscience.
