Viewing our older candidates' mental capacities from the potential rather than decline perspective

I know, the article linked here is to a popular psychology magazine, but I have found this information in much more scientific, arcane terms in other sources, as well as some of the studies themselves that demonstrate that what we call wisdom might have sound brain science behind it.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/make-your-brain-smarter/201508/the-potential-the-aging-mind