Tuesday, October 07, 2014

Brains of the Elderly


I knew it, I knew it, I knew it! Finally a study that makes sense.

Brains of the elderly slow because they know so much.....

Elderly people have so much information in their brain that it takes longer for them to access it, scientific studies show.

Older people do not decline mentally with age. It just takes them longer to recall facts, because they have more information in their brains, research suggests.

Much like a computer takes longer as the hard drive gets full up, so do humans take longer to access information, it has been reported.

Researchers say this slowing down it is not the same as cognitive decline.

"The human brain appears to work slower in old age," said Dr.Michael Ramscar, "but only because so much information has been stored over time. Older people simply know more, so selecting a correct choice from the trove of stored data may take a bit longer."

So there!!!!!!

I'm posting this on Monday evening to show up for Tuesday, since I will be having my colonoscopy.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Now that is why I cant remember anything huh? lol Praying all goes well today my friend.

Lady Di Tn said...

Ha Ha, I knew it had to be some very good reason why it takes a few more minutes to recall than years past. It is all the data files I have to go through. Peace and glad to hear all went well per Abe's fb post.