THESE ARE THE BRAIN CHANGES THAT HAPPEN WITH AGE

The brain is known to be the most important organ in our body. It is responsible for all the systems in our body and their tasks. What makes our brains special? Considering that the cerebral cortex is the area of the brain responsible for higher cognitive tasks like thinking, language, and consciousness, it’s easy to argue that our abnormally large cerebral cortex is what makes us special. As we age, all our body systems slowly decrease including the brain. Brain development doesn’t stop when you’re young. You keep growing cells and connections, but decline starts earlier than you think. Brain aging is somehow inevitable as it affects every brain. Let’s try to understand how the brain changes with age.