***So it MUST be true

 

 

The director of the George Washington University School of Medicine*** maintains that the brain of an elderly person is much more practical than is commonly believed. At this age, the interaction of the left and right hemispheres of the brain becomes harmonious, which expands our creative possibilities. That is why among people over the age of 60 you can find many personalities who have just started their creative activities.
 
Of course, the brain is no longer as fast as it was in youth. However, it gains in flexibility. Therefore, with age, we are more likely to make the right decisions and less exposed to negative emotions. The peak of human intellectual activity occurs around the age of 70, when the brain begins to work in full force.
 
Over time, the amount of myelin in the brain increases, a substance that facilitates the rapid passage of signals between neurons. Due to this, intellectual abilities increase by 300% compared to the average.
 
Also interesting is the fact that after 60 years a person can use 2 hemispheres at the same time. This allows you to solve much more complex problems.
 
Professor Monchi Uri, from the University of Montreal, believes that the elderly brain chooses the path that consumes less energy, eliminates the unnecessary and leaves only the right options to solve the problem. A study was conducted in which different age groups participated. The young people were very confused while passing the tests, while those over 60 years old made the right decisions.
 
Now, let's look at the characteristics of the brain between the ages of 60 and 80. They are really pink.
 
*CHARACTERISTICS OF THE BRAIN OF AN OLDER PERSON.*
 
*1.* The neurons of the brain do not die, as everyone around you says. The connections between them simply disappear if one does not engage in mental work.
 
*2.* Distraction and forgetfulness arise due to an overabundance of information. Therefore, you do not need to focus your whole life on unnecessary trifles.
 
*3.* From the age of 60, a person when making decisions does not use only one hemisphere of the brain, like young people, but both.
 
*4. Conclusion:* if a person leads a healthy lifestyle, is mobile, has viable physical activity and is fully mentally active, *intellectual abilities DO NOT decline with age, they simply GROW,* reaching a peak at the age of 80-90 years.
 
*HEALTHY TIPS:*
1) Don't be afraid of old age.
2) Strive to develop intellectually.
3) Learn new crafts, make music, learn to play musical instruments, paint pictures! Dance!
4) Take an interest in life, meet and communicate with friends, make plans for the future, travel as best you can.
5) Don't forget to go to shops, cafes, shows.
6) Don't shut up alone, it's destructive for anyone.
7) Be positive, always live with the thought: following: *_"all good things are still ahead of me!"_*
 
*SOURCE: _New England Journal of Medicine._*
 
Please pass this information along to your 60, 70 and 80 year old family and friends so that they know their strengths/potentials and be proud of their age. 

.....and stop this backwardness of early retirement.

 

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That's some wonderful information, Ron.  Thanks for posting!  

I'm 69.5 and my mind is thriving.  I owe a lot of that to my love affair with flight simulation in general and more so for PMDG a/c.  I think daily flying for a virtual airline in these a/c keep my mind sharp, and focused.  

Now, if only I could convince my body to cooperate.  I feel like an 18 y/o trapped inside my aging body.

Great read, for sure.

Aah, the body. He never made any mention of that did he? I could tell him about it. 😁

 

Well, we've got the sims for learning and/or tweaking. What better mental gym than that?😝

As a 68 year old I concur with the information listed above.

Self gratification!  That's where it's at!  I feel like I'm 23 again!  I didn't go blind like everyone says you will!  It didn't
fall off!!  Oh, crap!  What's that over there on the floor??  😲

Looking at politicians (elderly statesmen) world-wide should cast serious doubt over that study, if not prove it to be, beyond any doubt, a blatant lie.

For the record, I'm no spring chicken myself closing in on my seventy first year on this planet.

36 minutes ago, speedyTC said:

Looking at politicians (elderly statesmen) world-wide should cast serious doubt over that study, if not prove it to be, beyond any doubt, a blatant lie.

For the record, I'm no spring chicken myself closing in on my seventy first year on this planet.

Thanks a bunch! You've shattered whatever hope I had left. On the other hand, you've brought me to my senses. Whatever's left of them. 😒

1 hour ago, charliearon said:

Self gratification!  That's where it's at!  I feel like I'm 23 again!  I didn't go blind like everyone says you will!  It didn't
fall off!!  Oh, word not allowed!  What's that over there on the floor??  😲

So it's true what everyone says about you! 😂

Thanks Ron - and in my personal experience, very true.

I never saw myself as a creative individual, but as I got older and my fascination with aircraft was enhanced by the arrival of flight simulation, I too found myself keeping my mind sharp with flying the simulator aircraft, and creative side starting to really develop as I got involved with creating liveries for aircraft I flew.

Now that I am retired, I have a bit more time for these two hobbies, and agree that my mind is active and focused but I also wish that my body could still keep up!!

On 5/23/2024 at 9:09 AM, ozzieblr said:

Now that I am retired, I have a bit more time for these two hobbies, and agree that my mind is active and focused but I also wish that my body could still keep up!!

There's a great line from an old Little Feat (remember them?) song that goes:
"You know that you're over the hill when your mind makes a promise that your body can't fill"