QUOTE(arcaloveher @ Jul 20 2015, 03:53 PM)
It's harder for the older generation to pick up on tech stuff lol
Can someone shed some light on this?
well old people hard to learn new things ..... it's how the brain works .... when your younger your brain is more receptive in forming memories aka learning stuff. when you get older your brain is better at retrieving old info.
this why hard to teach older generation stuff
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Results show that young and older participants perform the memory task equally well, but the neural systems or pathways supporting performance differed between young and older individuals. While there was some overlap in the brain regions supporting performance (e.g. occipital, temporal and inferior prefrontal cortices), the neural communication among these common regions was much weaker in older individuals.
Older individuals compensated for this weakness by recruiting unique areas of the brain, including hippocampus and dorsal prefrontal cortices. Scientists are most fascinated by the older brain's activation of the hippocampus because this area is generally used for more complicated memory tasks such as learning lines from a Shakespeare play.
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Researchers have long believed that changes in brain neurons are associated with the formation of memories. Today, most experts believe that memory creation is associated with the strengthening of existing connections or the growth of new connections between neurons.
The connections between nerve cells are known as synapses, and they allow information carried in the form of nerve impulses to travel from one neuron to the next.
In the human brain, there are trillions of synapses forming a complex and flexible network that allows us to feel, behave, and think. It is the changes in the synaptic connections in areas of the brain such as the cerebral cortex and hippocampus that is associated with the learning and retention of new information.
In one study conducted at the New York School of Medicine, researchers were able to observe synapse formation in the brains of genetically engineered mice. What they discovered was that in young mice, the tiny protrusions that sometimes develop into longer spines on the receiving end of neurons grew at a rapid rate. This growth rate coincided with the rapid development of the visual cortex. While a large number of these tiny protrusions eventually faded with age, many did continue their formation into fully-fledged spines.
Lead researcher Wen-Biao Gan explained in an interview with the science website WhyFiles.org, "Our idea was that you actually don't need to make many new synapses and get rid of old ones when you learn, memorize.
You just need to modify the strength of the preexisting synapses for short-term learning and memory. However, it's likely that few synapses are made or eliminated to achieve long-term memory."
Clearly, maintaining a healthy brain and synapses is critical. Deterioration of synapses due to diseases or neurotoxins is associated with cognitive problems, memory loss, changes in mood, and other alterations in brain function.
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When we're young, the brain is constantly reshaping itself and making new synaptic connections based on learning and experiences, in a process known as neuroplasticity. The brain lose some of this youthful plasticity as we age, and we become less capable of making new neural connections.
the good news
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/05/22/b..._n_7307662.htmlanyway sorry for digressing but hopefully that sort of answered your question :}
Still old folks can still benefit from using facebook. it's not that hard to use, heck i know some people who can use facebook but know nothing else about tech usage
This post has been edited by Moogle Stiltzkin: Jul 21 2015, 08:52 AM