Normal Aging Brain Changes

<p>They enlarge</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Early adulthood</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Decreases both glucose and oxygen uptake</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Dorsal Attention Network (DAN)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Being active when the mind is at rest</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Salience Network</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The ability of the brain to form new connections and pathways and change how its circuits are wired</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The ability of the brain to grow new neurons</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Older adults often activate both brain hemispheres during certain tasks</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Changes in how their brains process and recall memories</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p><strong>Hippocampus</strong></p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Loss of grey and white matter</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Occipital lobe</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Involves non-uniformly affected brain regions and neurotransmitter systems</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Regulates cognitive processes like decision-making and working memory</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Arteries and vein-walls thin, leading to increased risk of aneurysms and changes in blood pressure</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Decline in dopamine, serotonin, and sex hormone production</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Reduced functional connectivity, affecting the ability to focus attention and stimuli</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Important stimuli, facilitating a shift of attention</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Involved in internal thoughts, daydreaming, and self-referential thinking</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Older adults often activate both brain hemispheres during certain tasks</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The ability of the brain to form new connections and pathways and change how its circuits are wired</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>'Slightly delayed responses and differences in overall shape of their brain activity patterns'</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>'Both continue to occur throughout life, including older ages'</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Identifying and responding to salient stimuli in the environment</p> Signup and view all the answers