[Wcn] Old Brains vs Young Brains

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[Editor's Note: The Pacific Institute is saddened to report the passing of Lou Tice on Sunday. After a short illness, Lou slipped away quietly surrounded by his loving family and friends. As we celebrate a life well lived, memories of Lou, or stories of how his education has affected your life, may be posted at the Institute's Facebook page athttp://www .facebook.com/LouTiceTPI In Lou's honor, the Winner's Circle for the next few weeks will feature some of his best messages, as we continue to celebrate the positive effects made by a man with a tremendous purpose - to build a better world.] Best of the Winner's Circle Network with Lou Tice - 4/2/12 - "Old Brains vs Young Brains" As you will remember, human beings possess a filtering system in our brains that we have come to call the Reticular Activating System (RAS). It filters out all information coming in from our senses that we have declared as not necessary right now. Because I am always interested in what is happening in brain/mind research, my RAS is wide open to what's happening in this area. I am reminded of an article printed in a past Wall Street Journal, in the Science Journal column written by Sharon Begley. It seems scientists and researchers have found, and are continuing to

find, evidence that "old" brains aren't so bad off, after all - especially trained ones. In other words, use it and you won't lose it! As scientists are taking another look at past data, some findings have held up: older brains do process information more slowly than 19 year old brains, and as a result, don't make decisions quite as fast. And, older brains are less nimble when it comes to "multitasking" (a total misnomer - you are simply switching among tasks, not doing two or three things at a time). One piece of "fact" has been turned on its ear, and that is the mistaken belief that the reason older brains don't function as well is because the neurons die off and are not replaced with new ones. Turns out, even 70 year old brains produce new neurons and don't lose neurons in most sections of the brain. You can see where I'm going with this - be careful of listening to supposed "experts" and their facts. The "facts" may not

be so, and you are stuck believing something that isn't really true. My advice, if I may be so bold as to give some - Get up! Get out there, and dig into your future. There is a lot of life to be lived, and you don't want to waste a minute of it - no matter how old you "are." Lou TiceThe Pacific Institutewww.thepacificinstitute.com The effects of The Pacific Institute's education are reverberating around the world. For weekly updates, go to www.TPIGlobalNews.com To view past Winner's Circle messages, or make changes to your subscription, or unsubscribe, go to web site http://mailman.wolfe.net/mailman/listinfo/wcnFor any problems, please email rschau@... The Pacific

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