Thursday, December 8, 2011

The Aging Brain

New studies that have been done have shown un-known affects of aging on our brains. We used to believe that as we get older, our brain cells die, thus causing the memory laps that elderly people have. However, new research has show that all our brain cells stay alive (in healthy brains), it is just the connection between the cells that die, thus causing memory problems. This article has as great illustration showing these new revelations.

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