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The brain and ageing

Submitted by rlewis on 16 October, 2008 - 13:19.
 nuns2 I read a few weeks back, (in a reliable but since lost report), that  at a convent in Italy where the Nuns will their bodies to science on death, it was found that the more highly intelligent among  them showed no signs of dementia throughout their lives. However, on later dissection, it was found that they had exactly the same percentage of dementia type brain damage, as the less intelligent nuns and normal population. The conclusion was, that active brains rewire as fast as they lose old connections. Today we posted an article, (see the Health SIG), on the increased cognitive ability of those who are on line, versus a control group of readers only.

It seems that the strain of reasoning ones way through the endless user unfriendly Internet and computer software, has its benefits!  A silver lining in the cyber cloud it seems. The simple adage is "Use it or lose it!". All the more reason for the lonely, frail and/or ill amongst us, to be stimulated by being visited and interacted with.

 



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The Brain and Ageing - Koko 18/10/2008 8:58 am
Ray - Tricia 17/10/2008 10:16 am
nuns and ageing - Pamela 16/10/2008 5:53 pm
Pamela, there is a dearth of - rlewis 17/10/2008 9:07 am
Ray - Pamela 17/10/2008 3:43 pm

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