Brain Clutter: Are You Older? Is Your Brain Full?

Are you older than a fifth grader?

Is Your Brain Full?

Are you stuffed? Hat tight? No room for more information?According to a recent study, "older" people's brains are full... so that's why they tend to respond slower than your average recalcitrant fifteen year old.Can we have too much knowledge?Too many experiences?Too many memories?Is this a form of mental constipation?Will there be a pill to clear out our memory caches and brain clutter?

* Great article by Emily Thomas in The Huffington Post:

Older People's Brains May Be Slower, But Only Because They Know So Much, Study Says

The Huffington Post  |  By Emily Thomas     Posted: 01/22/2014 7:47 am EST  |  Updated: 01/22/2014 7:59 am EST

http://huff.to/1dUeo4p  

Younger people are skeptical... Ya think?

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