In December, the research portal dasGehirn.info visited our CRC 1436 and has since published three fascinating articles about the researchers and their work within our CRC 1436.
„The old, healthy brain“ explored the phenomenon that aging seems to have little effect on some people. Michael R. Kreutz, Anne Maass, Emrah Düzel, Markus Ullsperger, Stefanie Schreiber, and Marco Taubert explain what characterizes so-called “SuperAgers” and which factors may have a positive influence on an old, yet healthy brain.
Michael R. Kreutz and Constanze Seidenbecher discuss in the article „Molecular Detectives“ how the brain changes over the course of life, and what alterations in proteins, epigenetics, and even the extracellular matrix accompany these changes.
In the article „The Secret of Neural Reserve“, Anne Albrecht, Thomas Wolbers, Jens-Max Hopf, Henryk Barthel, and Markus Ullsperger explain which factors protect our thinking in old age, and why SuperAgers often outsmart memory decline.
Finally, in an interview with editor-in-chief Arvid Leyh, Constanze Seidenbecher, Anne Maass, Michael R. Kreutz, and Emrah Düzel highlight the main focuses of the research conducted in CRC 1436 and explore the question: „SuperAger: Wie gelingt erfolgreiches Altern?“