Topic: Brains of older people

[Clive]

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, so humans also take longer to access information, it has been suggested.
 
 
Researchers say this slowing down is not the same as cognitive decline. The human brain works slower in old age, said Dr. Michael Ramscar, 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, but just may not be able to access the information.
 
 
 
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!!
 
 

[Simon]

But, of course!   

[Den]

So we walk slower so we have more time to recall why we were going to fetch something in the first place.

I have this watch made by Arbutus which is self winding but is rather thick. The other day I was asked if it was a smart watch. I said it was and they asked if it was Apple or a Android. I replied that it was neither it was a Andrex.

When they looked blank I said it was a crap smart watch as it could only tell the time and date.  True story.   

[Clive]

   I like it!