The differences between savant and non-savant ability have been exaggerated. Savants are not freaks, cut off from the rest of humanity. The thinking of savants is an extreme form of the kind that everyone has.

Looks like bad blood sugar regulation leads to memory loss, a problem for older people.

As we age, we respond less to rewards. Disinterestedness is linked to age, perhaps?

Conscious vs. Unconscious Thought in Making Complicated Decisions

Study Reveals Clues to How We Forget Over Short-Term

CNN has dropped the Crawl -- that ticker tape of headlines, ads, and upcoming shows -- because they think the Flipper -- a non-scrolling series of headlines -- does the job better. Critics include cognitive psychologist who say we are bad at multitasking.