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Aging Baby Boomers

Aging Baby Boomers
Psychology Related Issues

Plasticity in the nervous system support cognitions, and is affected by age. Brain cognitive functions decline with age. Naturally, then, several neural mechanisms in the same brain areas also shift with age. This article presents significant advances in understanding age-related changes in the medial temporal lobe and prefrontal cortex. These changes in functional plasticity contribute to behavioral impairments in the absence of major pathology. All animals experience cognitive decline with age. It is now known that age does not equal to significant cell loss. In the hippocampus and the PFC, however, there is a significant increase in Ca2+ conductance, which likely contributes to age-related changes in plasticity or long-term potentiation or LTP and long-term depression or LTD. The maintenance of long-term memory and plasticity requires gene expression; therefore, aged animals also show alterations in these processes.
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Boomers Baby Aging

Aging Poorly: Another Act Of Baby Boomer Rebellion


Many of them have cut out smoking, and rates of heart attack and emphysema have declined. But baby boomers are burdened with diabetes, hypertension and many other chronic conditions. Researchers say too little exercise and a rise in obesity threaten baby boomers' golden years.
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Aging Baby Boomers Health & Special Psychology

As a baby boomer I can see this but I am not too worried about most of the stuff as I do not smoke, my blood sugar has been good and I do not drink that much. I have other issues I have to deal with from all the Gulf War syndrome effects I have.