Re:82-Year-Old Japanese Woman Finds Success in Coding
by anothergoogler on Monday May 21, 2018 @03:06PM
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Is brain elasticity an objectively scientific thing? Can it be measured? It seems like an invention to fit observed mental rigidness with age.
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Re:82-Year-Old Japanese Woman Finds Success in Coding
by shakna on Monday May 21, 2018 @03:19PM
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Neuroplasticity refers to the brain's ability to transfer neurons across areas of grey matter. Essentially moving function.
It is observed in adults as well as children, but there is definite decay in that ability.
By 'observed', neuroplasticity has been observed at the microscopic level, as well as higher levels, such as brain remapping of function following injury.
Re:82-Year-Old Japanese Woman Finds Success in Coding
by padthai on Monday May 21, 2018 @03:15PM
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Yes, it is. In mice we even know some enzymes responsible for this:
https://futurism.com/fountain-youth-effect-young-blood-old-m...