We just know too much

[vetdrem]

I knew it, I knew it, I knew it!!!!!!!!!!!! Finally a study that makes
sense.

>> Brains of the elderly slow because they know so much......
>>
>> BE LESS SPEEDY, BECAUSE THEY HAVE SO MUCH INFORMATION TO ACCESS,
>> MUCH LIKE A FULL-UP HARD DRIVE, SCIENTISTS BELIEVE.
>>
>>>> Elderly people have so much information in their brain that it
>>>> takes longer for them to access it, scientific studies show.
>>>>
>>>> Older people do not decline mentally with age. It just takes
>>>> them longer to recall facts, because they have more information
>>>> in their brains, research suggests.
>>>>
>>>> Much like a computer takes longer as the hard drive gets full
>>>> up, so to do humans take longer to access information, it has
>>>> been reported.
>>>>
>>>> Researchers say this slowing down it is not the same as
>>>> cognitive decline.
>>>>
>>>> "The human brain appears to work slower in old age," said Dr.
>>>> Michael Ramscar, "but only because so much information has been
>>>> stored over time. Older people simply know more, so selecting a
>>>> correct choice from the trove of stored data may take a bit
>>>> longer."

So there now!!!!!!

[Carrieve]

Re: We just know too much

Thank goodness. I feel so much better now.