Aging Brain

Aging Brain Can Learn New Tricks.

The study was published in the July 9 issue of Journal of Neuroscience. the study involved learning the art of juggling. The juggling involved keeping three balls in motion for a minimum of 60 seconds. None of the participants could juggle prior to the testing. After a 3 month teaching period about a quarter of the 50 + age participants were able to master the skill. When the subjects were test 3 months later, if the group failed to practice the skill they lost the ability to juggle. I have no desire to spend 3 months on learning to juggle but I did learn I have to continue to use my brain to keep the hand-eye coordination functioning. I would have to add that even as younger person I was never able to juggle three objects for 60 seconds without losing focus.