[LINK] New research finds some brain functions actually improve with age

[jim birch]

On 23/02/07, Kim Holburn <kim at holburn.net> wrote:
>
> http://www.nwfdailynews.com/article/2230
>
> > New research finds some brain functions actually improve with age
> >
> > The aging brain is subject to a dreary litany of changes. It
> > shrinks, Swiss cheese-like holes grow, connections between neurons
> > become sparser, blood flow and oxygen supply fall. That leads to
> > trouble with short-term memory and rapidly switching attention,
> > among other problems. And that's in a healthy brain.
> >
> > But it's not all doom and gloom. An emerging body of research shows
> > that a surprising array of mental functions hold up well into old
> > age, while others actually get better.


My brain seems to be less of a concern to me as the hole density increases.
I'm not sure why. :-)

Jim