Neuroscientist Theory

One of the most sought out secrets is the one of how the mind works in terms of the different networks of neurons. In recent years neuroscientist have accomplished a lot with regards to what parts of the brain are active at certain times such as when you smile, when you see a picture, or when you have an enjoyable memory, but one thing that neuroscientist have not been able to discover is how one age mentally. Many theories have been proposed and seen through different studies. The most neuroscientist knew was that the grey matter in the brain would decrease as someone got older. Now for someone that doesn’t know grey matter is the part of the brain that contains most neurons, glial cells, and capillaries, in contrast the white matter in the …show more content…
Now with the discovery made by the neuroscientist of the how degeneration of the mind can be modeled can allow us to someday be able to slow down the aging process when it comes to memory and the mind. Now with this discovery not only can a healthy person benefit from this finding but people with diseases can find hope that one day they will find treatment that can lead to the cure to their disease such as Alzheimer and schizophrenia.There are many theories that are postulated about this process. The theory that the author of this article is referring to is the one that was first came up with in the 1881 entailing that the brain degeneration works as a mirror to brain development. Suggesting that memories decay in reverse order to that of when it is form, from unstable to stable thus recently formed memories are “deleted” first. This is evident when you see an Alzheimer patient that lives in a particular moment in the past when they seem to be lucid. Interestingly enough this study found that not only did it affect people that suffer from Alzheimer, but the degrading of almost the same part of the brain was also noted in patients with