Getting older are we??
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Hey. Great question. It seems that the brain does shrink in old age but the brain also compensates for the type thinking that we normally do by creating new neural pathways to allow us to function in the manner that we normally do.
Problems occur when we get Alzheimer's or Dementia which appear to limit neural growth.
Thanks for making me do the research. It was good to know that I will still be able to function!
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I dont think so...just tissue, but good question. I dont really know. I missed that one I guess If I had seen it I may know a little more about what your talkin about.
i saw that episode. it was interesting. and i actually thought of the same thing... but i guess it doesnt, because i have noticed that for the most part the older the person is the more they know.
Good question, but I think if we feed our brain with proper nutrition and adequate amounts of fluids each day, along with exercising the brain through useage that we don't have much to worry about.
Todays diet, for the average person is not friendly to the brain function, this, I believe will cause issues as we age.
To maintain optimum function I think we need to start early with a proper diet and nutritional program and learn to enjoy expanding the brain with learning before we notice a lessening of memory which I do not believe is a cause of aging as much as it is a cause of poorly nurturing our mind and body..
If the doctor says that the brain actually shrinks as we get older I won't argue with him. When I was a younger man I had an I.Q. of 149 when I was 21 years old. My I.Q. Went up to 154 when I was 24 and when I took another test when I was 36 my I.Q. was down to 140. I know that if I took an I.Q. test at this time in my life it would probably be around 110 or so. When one gets older the mind forgets words, events, math, etc. Getting old isn't for the weak.
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