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Northwestern Now Findings open new avenue of research in memory loss Northwestern studies SuperAgers to better understand what is going right in their brains. A new Northwestern Medicine study showed cognitive SuperAgers have resistance to the development of fibrous tangles in a brain region related to memory and which are known to be markers of Alzheimer’s disease.  The tangles are made of the tau protein which forms structures that transport nutrients within the nerve cell. These tang...

A new Northwestern Medicine study showed cognitive SuperAgers have resistance to the development of fibrous tangles in a brain region related to memory and which are known to be markers of Alzheimer's disease.

Psychology professor Dr. Carmen Westerberg analyzes sleep EEG data at Northwestern University in 2009. Photo courtesy of Dr. Carmen Westerberg After dedicating years of education to brain research and psychology, Dr. Carmen Westerberg, an associate psychology professor at Texas State, was awarded $300,000 to fund her upcoming study exploring the effects of sleep on memory retention and formation. The funds for the study were granted by the McKnight Endowme...