1. Learning as Biological Brain Change
... reflect on new information and relate it to what is already known (4). Leamnson explains, while brain connections are vulnerable to aging, neural networks have the potential to grow more sophisticated as we age, making the brain more responsive. The human brain increases in mass several ... a subconscious level as it is processed by the brain. The mature human brain is comprised of billions of neurons, which interact and create elaborate networks that communicate through neurotransmitters. Neurons that communicate at contact are called synapses (3). "The more times a synapse passes a sig...
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