Why young people easier to learn?

Scientists at Oxford University, England, find adults learn harder than children because their brains store information in a different way. Experts say young people's brains can absorb new things faster, but older people's brains store information more effectively.

A neuron (Photo: BBC)

The group explored neuronal processing in older mice and young mice. Neurons communicate by sending signals through synapses. But some joints are dumb and inactive when chemical signals are passed through the cells.

The team used high-resolution laser imaging to find out how synapses work. They focus on the electronic activity and movement of calcium ion molecules. The team found that the dumb synapses were more prominent in the young brain - active when new memories were collected.

In the older brain there are fewer mute joints - probably because they are used up. This means that the brain must reuse non-mute joints, increasing their capacity to enhance neural signaling activity.

Dr. Nigel Emptage, judging from the results, may help explain the differences in learning of adults and young people."Children always store new information faster, such as language. But when they grow up, memorization becomes more difficult. That's because the way we store information has changed in terms of basically, because we have to resort to used parts ".

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