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What does not get worse with age?

Event-based prospective memory – This is remembering to perform an activity when a certain event occurs. For example, you may water the plants after 60 Minutes is on TV.

General knowledge, vocabulary, and well-learned knowledge and procedures– In fact, memory for this type of information may improve with age.

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