Brains Of Older People

Brains of older people are slow because they know so much. People do not decline mentally with age.  It just takes them longer to recall facts because they have more information stored in their brains, scientists believe

Much like a computer struggles as the hard drive becomes fuller, humans can also take longer to access information.

Researchers say this slowing down is not the same as cognitive decline.  The human brain works more slowly in old age, said a doctor, but only because older people have stored more information over time. The brains of older people do not get weak.  On the contrary, they simply know more, but just may not be able to access the information.

Also, older people often go to another room to get something and when they are there, they stand and wonder what they came for.  It is NOT a memory problem.  It is nature’s way of making them do more exercise.*

Grandma Nature

*Editor’s note: *I believe that Grandma Nature is showing some humor!