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Exceptional memory performance in the Long Life Family Study.
Neurobiology of aging - 1 Nov 2013
Barral Sandra, Cosentino Stephanie, Costa Rosann, Andersen Stacey L, Christensen Kaare, Eckfeldt John H, Newman Anne B, Perls Thomas T, Province Michael A, Hadley Evan C, Rossi Winifred K, Mayeux Richard
Abstract excerpt
Research to understand variability at the highest end of the cognitive performance distribution has been scarce. Our aim was to define a cognitive endophenotype based on exceptional episodic memory (EM) performance and to investigate familial aggregation of EM in families from the Long Life Family Study (LLFS). Using a sample of 1911 nondemented offspring of long-lived probands, we created a quantitative...
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