This would mean people over 50 can very accurately recall their ability to remember new information from 25+ years earlier! That’s preservation of long term memory or would be ; ironically indeed

"Almost everyone over the age of 50 knows that their ability to remember new information and their ability to recall names and words is less than it was in their 20s," he tells Parade. "This brain aging progresses throughout the rest of life. Ironically, our wisdom increases through experience as we age, but our word finding and recall do decline each year." <



CB: I hypothesize that there is less ability to memorize with age because there are fewer unused memory cells ; memory is fuller of memories accumulated over the years . Younger brains have more cells that are not holding memories , are empty and can receive and store memories <