Brains of elderly slow because they know so much!! The brains of older people only appear to slow down because they have so much information to compute, much like a full hard drive, scientists believe.
Older people do not decline mentally with age, it just takes them longer to recall facts because they have more information in their brains, scientists believe.
Much like a computer struggles as the hard drive gets full, so too do older humans take longer to access information.
Researchers say this slowing down is not the same as cognitive decline.
"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."
GROWING OLDER IS MANDATORY, GROWING UP IS OPTIONAL -- Yep, this is my Philosophy and I'm sticking to it!!!
And remember ---
And that is my sermon for the weekend! May all of you have a beautiful one filled with love and laughter and beauty!!
7 comments:
Hari OM
Huh, I knew that... it just got lost in the hard drive!!! Have a good one Sylvia! YAM xx
What can I say, these are true words!
Mersad
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So THAT'S what's going on with my memory Sylvia.. phew! You always know how to make me smile :) have a wonderful weekend.. I'm going country!
I knew all that many years before the scientists decided it was true. I love the optional part about growing up. I am glad to have options. MB
i love the 'full disk' mentality. :)
I think I may have to defrag then!
Oh course we know more! We are full of wisdom and wise cracks! Cheers!
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