"once we hit our late twenties, the brain 's aging process begins and we begin losing neurons -the cells that make up the brain and nervous system. By our sixties, our brains have literally begun to shrink "can you ranch institute. How your brain changes with age
Not too long ago, most people including brain experts -thought that loss of brain cells meant the loss of intellect and that loss of intelligence was both inevitable and irreversible, All of this, of course, was before the discovery of neuroplasticty,
The almost superhuman ability of the brain to grow neutral connections through out life
Dr Michael merzenich ,one of the pioneers of neuroplasticty research, explains this incredible capabilities of the brain.
"your brain is plastic , you have the power within, at any age to be better, more progressively more interesting life. If you 're in (cognitive) decline, you sustain -indeed, even regrow -your neurological ability in ways that can help assure that your active brain shall last as long as your physical body
