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Founded in 1887, the National Institutes of Health is one of the world's foremost medical research centres. A section of its
extensive website is devoted to ageing.
The Secrets of Ageing
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Young Cells in Old Brains
The startling conclusion that adult brains can grow new neurons owes a lot to Elizabeth Gould's rats and monkeys.
Past
thinking: Memories are stored by locked-in neural connections.
Present: The brain can add neurons, perhaps to establish
new memories.
Hope for dementia: New neurons seem able to migrate, suggesting that therapeutic cells can be guided to
areas damaged by disease or injury.
Use it or lose it: In lab animals not kept in a stimulating cognitive environment,
"most new neurons will die within a few weeks."
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The North Carolina Center for Creative Retirement invites you to share a new vision of life's second half. Do you want to challenge your mind, acquire new skills, share your
knowledge and expertise with peers and younger people, stay mentally and physically fit, and give something back to society?
Read about a great example of a place where older adults can learn in the
USA.
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