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There is more than one type of memory in biology. Just like there are different types of memory in computing.



Yes, but any type of memory decline linked to immunity decline would be interesting, as memory performance is known to decline in older adults, who also have a decline in immune function.

What’s really interesting, thymus involution becomes more or less clinically relevant just around the time cognitive performance begins to decline.




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