You need to see this movie or read the book. Get a box of Kleenex.
I am surrounded by animals at my house. They teach me a lot, mostly to be still, love more and speak less. I wish the same for you.
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Research suggests “too much neural activity” may prevent living a longer life
The Washington Post (10/16, Johnson) reports researchers “examined postmortem brain tissue from extremely long-lived people for clues about what made them different than people who died in their 60s and 70s,” and concluded that “one key to a longer life could be a quieter brain without too much neural activity.” The study was published in Nature and the findings challenge the conventional wisdom of “use it or lose it,” which “has dominated thinking on how to protect the aging brain.” However, the article says that “extensive research shows that there are many benefits to remaining physically and mentally active as people get older.”
STAT (10/16, Begley) reports the researchers found that in worms, mice, and people, “high levels of neuronal firing spell a shorter life span,” a result that the researchers called “counterintuitive.” The article says that “the discovery was so surprising that it’s taken two years to be published…because of how much additional data the outside scientists reviewing the study requested.” The study focused on the effect of REST protein, which the researchers previously showed “protects aging brains from dementia.”
