The older a woman gets, the more useful this part becomes.

Birth, aging, sickness and death are the normal state of life. But, my friend, when you are old, do you want others to say that you are "getting more confused as you get older" or do you want others to say that you are "older but more spicy"?

Indeed, in terms of physical fitness and endurance, the elderly are not as good as the young. Moreover, people generally believe that brain development stagnates or even begins to degenerate after adulthood. But a new study finds that adults can use their brains better through intellectual exercise. If this kind of growth can last a lifetime, then for a normal person, people can get smarter as they get older!

Latest discovery: "Living" brain can be cultivated

Past studies have shown that brain development stagnates or even begins to degenerate after adulthood, but this study shows that the adult brain still has potential for development and can get better with use. This suggests that doing more complex mental activities such as crossword puzzles in our daily lives can produce similar effects as those found in the study.

However, some experts also said that magnetic resonance imaging is an indirect way to measure brain structure, so it is still uncertain what changes occur in the brain during the learning process. Future studies should test whether these results reflect changes in the shape or number of nerve fibers, or changes in the myelin sheaths surrounding the nerves.

Machines interpret the mysterious brain, "clearly gray and white"

"A cell body is like a 'computer', and the protrusions are like the 'optical fiber system' that connects the computer and other tissues. Under the connection of these 'optical fibers', all the 'computers' form a whole, and the 'computers' can read and access data from each other. For example, when the eyes see an object, it will be transmitted to the 'computer' group responsible for vision through the 'optical fiber', and then compared with the 'computer' group responsible for memory through the 'optical fiber', and then transmitted to the 'computer' group responsible for speech, so that people know how to describe the object.

Reasonable use will lead to better development

"In fact, brain cells are like muscle cells. With proper exercise, the muscles become more and more developed and their strength will increase. Regular exercise of brain cells will also increase human intelligence." Professor Yu Changhai said that with the help of appropriate exercise, it can be observed that the blood flow to the corresponding parts of the brain will increase. This will increase nutrition to the area and promote its development.

In the past, people have observed that appropriate intellectual exercise can increase a person's gray matter (neurons). Today, researchers have discovered that exercise can also increase the brain's white matter (protrusions). Although it is not yet known whether this increase means that there are more cells and processes, or that the cells have become larger and the processes have become thicker, or that the cells have gathered in a certain area. But numerous experiments have shown that this change can promote an increase in intelligence.

"It's like when there are more or upgraded 'computers', the speed of processing problems becomes faster. Or it's like when there are more 'optical fibers', the network connection is faster, more 'computers' are involved in processing the same problem, and the processing is faster. Or it's like when the 'optical fiber' becomes thicker, the transmission speed becomes faster." Professor Yu Changhai explained. If you really want to know what kind of changes it is, you can do experiments on mice, perform anatomical observations, and understand the specific morphological changes.

Regular exercise can make you smarter when you get older

Although childhood is a critical period for brain development, regular mental exercises in adulthood can also promote brain development.

As we age, the structure of our brain changes. However, research on the brain by Peter, a neurobiologist at Boston University and others shows that under normal circumstances, the brain cells of the elderly will shrink but will not die in large numbers. Therefore, reasonable stimulation can revitalize these cells.

However, some people, once they are over 60, think they are too old, become lazy to study, and live a life of laziness and luxury. Little do people know that this kind of psychological aging will accelerate physical aging. Brain cells will not receive enough stimulation, and they are prone to premature aging, and their intelligence and memory will decline.

It seems that people do not become more confused as they get older.