Wisdom? It is just the brain slowing down

Wisdom? It is just the brain slowing down

Posted on 25. Jun, 2010 by in Articles, General

Wisdom comes from the brain slowing down in old age making elderly people less impulsive and driven by emotion, researchers say.

American researchers carried out a series of studies on 3,000 people aged between 60 and 100 to find out what happens to the brain as it ages.

They discovered that elderly people could still learn new abilities but their brains were less dependent on “feel good” hormones making them appear less driven by emotion and impulsiveness.

This, in essence, is wisdom, the Royal College of Psychiatrists Congress in Edinburgh was told.

Porfessor Dilip Jests of the University of California, San Diego, said:

“The fact that older people are slower to respond than younger people is widely seen as a disadvantage. But that’s not always the case.

“The elderly brain is less dopamine-dependent, making people less impulsive and controllwed by emotion.”

 

The Daily Telegraph, Rebecca Smith, 25/06/2010

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