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 in
their brains, scientists believe.
Now when I reach for a word or a name , I won't excuse myself by saying
"I'm having a senior moment". Now, I'll say, "My disk is full!”
Much like a computer
struggles as the hard drive gets full, so, too, do humans take longer to access
information when their brains are full.
Researchers say this
slowing down process is not the same as cognitive decline . The human brain
works slower in old age, but only because we have stored more information over
time. The brains of older people do not get weak. On the contrary, they simply
know more.
Also, older people
often go to another room to get something and when they get there, they stand
there wondering what they came for. It is NOT a memory problem, it is nature's
way of making older people do more exercise.
SO THERE .
