Northwestern Magazine: What We Can Learn From SuperAgers

Northwestern researchers study brains to understand memory, aging and the human spirit.

Northwestern Magazine: What We Can Learn From SuperAgers Fall 2024 Health & Science What We Can Learn From SuperAgers Northwestern researchers study brains to better understand memory, aging and the human spirit. By Martin Wilson Image: All Photography by Shane Collins It’s a strange experience to hold a human brain in your hands. The mass of spongy tissue — home to all our thoughts and memories — is a little smaller than a football and weighs about as much as a half-gallon of milk. Yet its worth is immeasurable. “I don’t know how to describe the feeling of holding the brain of someone you’ve

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