Normal aging is typically associated with declines in navigation and spatial memory abilities. However, increased interindividual variability in performance across various navigation/spatial memory tasks is also evident with advancing age. In this review paper, we shed the spotlight on those older individuals who exhibit exceptional, sometimes even youth-like navigational/spatial memory abilities. Importantly, we (1) showcase observations from existing studies that demonstrate superior navigation/spatial memory performance in late adulthood, (2) explore possible cognitive correlates and neurophysiological mechanisms underlying these preserved spatial abilities, and (3) discuss the potential link between the superior navigators in late adulthood and SuperAgers (older adults with superior episodic memory). In the closing section, given the lack of studies that directly focus on this subpopulation, we highlight several important directions that future studies could look into to better understand the cognitive characteristics of older superior navigators and the factors enabling such successful cognitive aging.

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实现目标：成年后期的卓越领航者为成功的认知老化提供了新的视角

正常衰老通常与导航和空间记忆能力下降有关。然而，随着年龄的增长，在各种导航/空间记忆任务中表现的个体差异也越来越明显。在这篇评论文章中，我们重点关注那些表现出非凡的，有时甚至像年轻人一样的导航/空间记忆能力的老年人。重要的是，我们 (1) 展示了现有研究的观察结果，这些研究表明成年后期具有出色的导航/空间记忆性能，(2) 探索了这些保留的空间能力背后可能的认知关联和神经生理学机制，以及 (3) 讨论了卓越之间的潜在联系成年后期的导航者和 SuperAgers（具有超强情景记忆的老年人）。在结束部分，