Aging Brain

As people age, their brains slow down along with the rest of their body. Older people may need more time to process new thoughts or ideas as well as comprehend anything they may be observing. As long as they have decent health, their reaction time may not be as slow. When Neuroscientist decided to do a study the results were amazing. I thought it was interesting as we age so does our brain. Not only does age play a huge role in our brains, but it shrinks over time. Thinking about how our brains shrink would make sense as to why we slow down, lack memory space, or the ability to process and make decisions. As I was reading the section about multi-tasking, I was constantly thinking to myself what if people who struggle to multitask have smaller brains to start? As we were finding out earlier in this unit, there are ways to help dementia such as brain games, crossword puzzles or word searches. I ended up finding an article about how much the brain games can help. I was shocked at the research that supported brain games and showed they can help up to 48% of the brain function. I wonder what the studies will be years from now when they have more than 10 years of information on it. I also wonder what modern medicine will be like years from now, and see not only how far it’s come but how much help it can give people who may need it. I wonder if there will be any modern medicine that could help brain function in the future.