Showing papers on "Aging brain published in 1975"
01 Jan 1975
TL;DR: The brain has received increasing attention in neurobiological studies of aging due to its unique role in adaptation to the physical and social environments, and integration of all bodily organs and functions.
Abstract: The brain has received increasing attention in neurobiological studies of aging due to its unique role in adaptation to the physical and social environments, and integration of all bodily organs and functions and because it is composed of neurons and glia that presumably are not replaced after birth throughout the rest of the life span. Such changes as deterioration of sensory processes, decreased mental alertness and loss of fine motor coordination have been noted among old human subjects for many years. Since the brain mediates the environmental input and behavioral adaptation, the functional decline of sensory, cognitive and motor activity with age have been attributed to structural and functional changes in the brain.
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