Thread: Older Brains

Important New Information About the Brains of Older People

A new study of the brain activity of older people has just been
released. It turns out the brains of older people are slow because
they know so much. People do not decline mentally with age.
Scientists believe that it just takes them longer to recall facts
because they have more information in their brains. Much like a
computer struggles as the hard drive gets filled up, so too do humans
take longer to access information, it has been found.

Researchers say this slowing down is not the same as cognitive
decline which does affect some people. The human brain works slower
in old age, said Dr. Michael Ramscar, but only because we have stored
more information over time. The brains of older people do not get
weak. On the contrary, they simply know more.

Also, older people often go to another room to get something and when
they arrive, they stand there wondering what they came for. Then they
exit the room only to return again, this time remembering what it was
they wanted. The study found that it is NOT a memory problem. It is
just nature's way of making older people get more exercise.

SO THERE!!!