tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038575496362915977.post4050834183207626111..comments2023-04-02T13:55:23.241+03:00Comments on Artificial Mind - Interdisciplinary Research Institute<br><b>СВЕЩЕНИЯТ СМЕТАЧ</b>: Decline in language-learning skills: lower neuro-plasticity, higher neuro-competition or both?Todor "Tosh" Arnaudov - Twenkidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04922120675725429792noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038575496362915977.post-71939017532683494112011-03-15T17:37:28.983+02:002011-03-15T17:37:28.983+02:00Thaknks for your comment, Alex,
Maybe you're ...Thaknks for your comment, Alex,<br /><br />Maybe you're right - neurogenesis may play a role in the individuals with slower cognitive decline. Studies claim hippocampus does produce new neurons, thus ones with slower aging brains maybe keep generating new neurons or the rate of that decline is slower.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurogenesis<br /><br />The hippocampus is evolutionary lower than neocortex, but crucial for cognition.Todor "Tosh" Arnaudov - Twenkidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04922120675725429792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038575496362915977.post-44025072991660504262011-03-15T01:39:55.518+02:002011-03-15T01:39:55.518+02:00Good article. What about (re)generation of new cel...Good article. What about (re)generation of new cells in the brain?Alex Kamburovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00507844402537607294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038575496362915977.post-37079142857791575692011-01-27T23:54:42.122+02:002011-01-27T23:54:42.122+02:00Thanks for your comment.Thanks for your comment.Todor "Tosh" Arnaudov - Twenkidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04922120675725429792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038575496362915977.post-58510131896776680452011-01-27T08:21:02.621+02:002011-01-27T08:21:02.621+02:00Brain does deteriorate, as does everything else in...Brain does deteriorate, as does everything else in the body. This starts from the first division of fertilized ova, although the rate differs a great deal among individuals. But initially deterioration only goes on micro-level, - subcellular & then cellular (entropy grows bottom-up). For a long time, higher levels of organization can more than compensate for micro-deterioration by improving systemic integrity & resourse allocation (guided by better knowledge & deeper understanding). So, yes, I think much (but not all) of apparent decline in learning ability is simply a matter of priority. Wise people have better things to do with their brains than memorizing trivia & answering stupid questions.Boris Kazachenkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04025561850220554347noreply@blogger.com