I used this source as the starting point of my research and gain a general knowledge of the relationship between the aging brain and our cognitive functions. The article mainly discussed information processing and the aging brain but it had also touched on memory recall. Hence my focus on the relationship between age and memory recall.

"The aging brain is simply taking in more data and trying to sift through a clutter of information, often to its long-term benefit."

This source was useful in understanding how memories are formed and the issues related to maintaining memories. I was able to learn about a new concept, cognitive reserves, and relate its benefits to the findings of other studies. Because of the wide range of information, I used different sections of this source to answer both sides of the question. 

"As areas of brain tissue have degenerated, other areas have been well exercised, and therefore have compensated or taken over those functions." (31)

"Each new event needs to establish new relationships among a finite number of neurons." (25)

"You have a finite number of neurons, and they are all required to multitask." (24)

Suggests habits that non SuperAgers could adapt to possibly maintain a similar level of memory function at the same age range.

"SuperAgers live an active lifestyle."

"SuperAgers continue to challenge themselves."

"SuperAgers are social butterflies."

"SuperAgers indulge."

This source demonstrates how age does not necessarily harm memory recall. It introduces a unique group of individuals whose phenotype and genotype are being studied to better understand the relationship between age and memory as well as how to maintain cognitive memory function.

"defined as adults 80 years and older with episodic memory ability at least as good as that of average middle-aged adults."

"have a significantly thicker brain cortex than their same-age peers with average-for-age memory..."

"SuperAgers may experience similar atrophy rates as their cognitively average peers but start with larger brain volumes, or they may resist age-related cortical atrophy"

This source was useful in providing context for what processes are involved in memory and where memory recall fits in it. 

"processes that are used to acquire, store, retain, and later retrieve information" 
"encoding, storing and retrieval"  

This source demonstrates that aging does not influence memory as a whole but rather certain subtypes and functions of it. I can use this source as evidence that age influences memory recall, specifically episodic memory recall but does not influence other certain types of memory. 

"it's own constituent parts that may or may not be affected by age either entirely or partially." (173)

"Older adults perform well in the recall as well as younger adults but when the older ones were asked to manipulate the information in other ways like recall them in refers order, younger adults outperformed the older. " (174) 
"Older adults have problems accessing new information but once the information enters the system, older adults seem to keep the new information as well as the younger adults" (175)