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Humans Produce New Brain Cells Throughout Their Lives, Say Researchers (theguardian.com)
An anonymous reader shares a report: Humans continue to produce new neurons in a part of their brain involved in learning, memory and emotion throughout adulthood, scientists have revealed, countering previous theories that production stopped after adolescence. The findings could help in developing treatments for neurological conditions such as dementia. Many new neurons are produced in the hippocampus in babies, but it has been a matter of hot debate whether this continues into adulthood -- and if so, whether this rate drops with age as seen in mice and nonhuman primates. Although some research had found new neurons in the hippocampus of older humans, a recent study scotched the idea, claiming that new neurons in the hippocampus were at undetectable levels by our late teens.
The recent article saying that we get no new neurons was causing me stress, which of course was killing my neurons, and thinking about that was causing me MORE stress.
But now, a new article, with a much better claim!
I feel the stress draining away, as new brain cells are born to replace the ones I lost last week.
My ying-yang of alcohol and reality keep things in complete balance.
Yes, this one contradicts last month's study saying that contrary to previous belief humans do NOT grow new neurons: https://www.npr.org/sections/h...
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/07/health/new-brain-cells-adulthood-study/index.html
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/does-the-adult-brain-really-grow-new-neurons/
http://www.geoffreylandis.com
So at age 72 we'll all be stable geniuses.
It doesn't actually contradict last month's study.
This study demonstrates a lingering neuro-generative capacity (at the tissue level). The previous study demonstrates a paucity of neuro-generative reality (with a bias toward the functional view).
Most old dogs are set in their ways, but some old dogs do indeed learn new tricks.
Oh noes, CONTRADICTION, time to ostrich my head into the nearest dune.
Haven't I read at least a few articles that say keeping your mind active as you age can perhaps prevent age-related mental problems like dementia and Alzheimers?
All makes perfect sense to me. You don't use your muscles, they atrophy, because there's no reason for your body to dedicate resources to something that's not being used; why should it be any different with your brain? Keep learning your whole life, keep yourself interested in something, and your brain will last as long as possible. Having a purpose in life, whether bestowed on you or of your own devising would probably help.
Maybe some people grow neurons and others don't?
From the article:
Dr Mercedes Paredes from the University of California San Francisco, an author of last month’s paper suggesting adults do not develop new neurons, said she was not persuaded. “For now, we do not think this new study challenges what we have concluded from our own recently published observations: if neurogenesis continues in the adult human hippocampus, it is an extremely rare phenomenon,” she said. “It boils down to interpretation of equivocal cells which we took extra steps to characterise extensively and showed not to be new neurons as they first appeared.”
I would also note that this study's subjects were "between 14 and 79" and the previous study stated "only a few isolated young neurons are observed by 7 and 13 years of age". Thus, this new study finding little decline between 14 and 79 could be entirely accurate if the bulk of the decline was over by 14. It is an apples and oranges comparison.
As an aside, I feel that there is a great argument forming for completing secondary education by 14 as we used to. We hurt ourselves by not getting more of our foundation in place during that more biologically capable time period.
As many as I see bashing Trump, I see just as many bashing the entire voting populace on the other side. Both sides need to stop - one that's wasting breath bashing (and thus empowering) an idol and the other that really needs to learn "love thy neighbor".
With today's constant bombardment of reporting of scientific studies - many times dumbed down to be meaningless - we are getting to many mixed messages.
And changing one's lifestyle or worrying is just a waste of time.
As one neuroscientist I listened to once said while addressing lay people, "With these studies, just ignore them because in a few years they'll be proven wrong."
Neuroscience is still in its infancy and unless one is a scientist in that field themselves, these studies are more curiosities then anything.
new neurons in the hippocampus were at undetectable levels by our late teens.
Have our adults detect them. Next issue.
Every end has half a stick.
is all I need to know that this isn't a scientifically minded review. Scientists are not prophets FFS. And didn't "scientists" just debunk that? Now it's been rebunked or what? Revelation should make up its mind, this has less continuity than the Bible.
So when you lose it to some idiot on a Internet forum and tell them to "Grow Brain" it is not so much an insult as it is a helpful constructive suggestion.
does more activity lead to less mental problems or do less mental problems lead to more activity? I'm not even sure how you could control for that.
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To paraphrase Errol Flynn, "A man who dies with all his brain cells is a failure."
Anyway, I've got plenty. I figure I could lose 30-40% and still be smarter than the average jamoke.
You are welcome on my lawn.
While being offtopic completely you seem to have a few errors in your post. Here let me help you with those.
I got a five-dollar bill that says when both terms of the highly successful Trump Administration are over, perhaps after he is laid to rest. It will be very doubtful that his kids, since they are rich already, will be coming out with any tell all books. But if they do they will tell what a loving and caring father he was. Got another five bucks that says his daughter will never say he sexually abused her in any way and it will be completely true
There, fixed that for you.
I read at +2. If your post doesn't reach that level I will not see or respond to it.
Low-quality bait
Lurk more. xD
...unless you wear a tie.
Yeah, not by best work. Way to obvious.
I read at +2. If your post doesn't reach that level I will not see or respond to it.
Old news. Circa 2004.
Where people would suggest that folks dont grow knew brain cells after frying them on drugs... you know the whole egg and frying pan thing. Isnt that where it started. It never sounded right.
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All things being equal, and such,
Why does this article seem to sidestep msmash's disposition?
I mean, as stated these things are made through out our lives,
Why does msmash continue to be soo fucking stupid..
Please refer to all postings by her, I am sure a learned individual wil be able to figure out the paterns..
Whats worse, she has allready posted here ignorance, stupidity, and severe lacking thus, alleviating any viable defense..
Face it, when ur stupid your stupid, something ya cant fix..
This article and your behavior just further proves that..
Still hope for you, Donald.
Does your brain produce new cells?
"Consensus" in science is _always_ a political construct.