Finding: Adults Can Make New Brain Cells Even in 70's

[kyphysics]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/adults-can-make-new-brain-cells-even-in-their-70s/ar-AAvvLHZ?ocid=spartandhp

Whether or not adults make new brain cells has been a constant topic of debate. A new study published today offers hope for our aging brains with the discovery that adults continue to make neurons even in old age. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMHT0024269/help us perform daily functions by sending message from our brains to the body.

Until the 1960s, scientists believed that humans stopped making neurons not long after birth, Scientific American reported in March 2018. But as research grew, scientists found more evidence to indicate that our brains continued to evolve. Last month, research published in the journal Nature challenged this belief with a study that determined adult brains had no traces of new neurons.

Now, a study published in the journal Cell Stem Cell indicates that our brains continue to make neurons in the hippocampus as we age. This has been shown to help in making memories and managing emotions during stressful times, according to study co-author Dr. Maura Boldrini of Columbia University.

Cool stuff.

 

[Orodruin]

This has been shown to help in making memories and managing emotions during stressful times, according to study co-author Dr. Maura Boldrini of Columbia University.

Interesting. As a layman, this makes me wonder if this could somehow be related to the development of affective disorders such as bipolar disorder.

 

[ddjj77]

It's been said that meditation builds brain cells...
https://www.naturalnews.com/048499_meditation_brain_cells_stress.html
However, they don't correlate that with age.