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Title: Why Are Humans The Only Animals That Brains Shrink As They Age ?
Post by: neilep on 29/08/2011 13:48:41

Dearest Brainologists and those with experience of having a brain,


As a sheepie I of course have a brain. Out of all the  parts of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers enclosed within the skull the brain is my all time fave.


Look, here's a brain inside a skull !


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A brain inside a skull yesterday afternoon.


Apparently, humans are the only  animals whose brains shrink with age !...why’s that then ?

Why does a human brain specifically shrink with age ?



I asked Neda our Bulgarian cleaner and all she did was look at me weirdly and proceed to vacuum the carpet !...so..no luck there !


Can ewe help ?


hugs and shmishes

mwah mwah mwah


Neil
Executive Officer In Charge Of Asking This Kweschun About Brains
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Title: Why Are Humans The Only Animals That Brains Shrink As They Age ?
Post by: Don_1 on 30/08/2011 08:39:29

Quote from: neilep on 29/08/2011 13:48:41

Dearest Brainologists and those with experience of having a brain,

That count's me out!

Title: Why Are Humans The Only Animals That Brains Shrink As They Age ?
Post by: imatfaal on 30/08/2011 11:34:10

If you look at  this picture  (http://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=40722.msg365683#msg365683) from another thread by beaker you will see that the cartoonist didn't look at a real scan before drawing Homer's median sagittal section - ie if you cut the head in two back to front along the line of the nose (tomographically or messily) you cannot see the eyes or the orbits at all!  Sloppiness - we can forgive the wrong number of fingers, but not central eyes....

Title: Why Are Humans The Only Animals That Brains Shrink As They Age ?
Post by: neilep on 30/08/2011 13:33:37

Quote from: Don_1 on 30/08/2011 08:39:29

Quote from: neilep on 29/08/2011 13:48:41

Dearest Brainologists and those with experience of having a brain,

That count's me out!

Me too !....well...actually...i do have two little brains !!....

Title: Why Are Humans The Only Animals That Brains Shrink As They Age ?
Post by: neilep on 30/08/2011 13:35:05

Quote from: imatfaal on 30/08/2011 11:34:10

If you look at  this picture  (http://www.thenakedscientists.com/forum/index.php?topic=40722.msg365683#msg365683) from another thread by beaker you will see that the cartoonist didn't look at a real scan before drawing Homer's median sagittal section - ie if you cut the head in two back to front along the line of the nose (tomographically or messily) you cannot see the eyes or the orbits at all!  Sloppiness - we can forgive the wrong number of fingers, but not central eyes....

Ewe are right....this is unforgivable !....from now on we're just watching Family guy !