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Theoretical lifespan of the human brain?

Lee Kent Hempfling lkh at neutronicstechcorp.com
Sat Apr 26 06:51:52 EST 1997


uhs0403 at ohsu.edu enunciated:


>> Alexander Reiprich :
>>>> The subject says it - I've heard that the potential lifespan of the
>>>> human brain is quite a bit longer than that of the rest of our body.
>>>> Can anyone confirm/deny this?

>Someone suggested that the cholinergic systems may remain intact with age or 
>even hold regenerating capabilities. Yet it is this very system's 
>degeneration that is implicated in Alzheimer's and other age-related 
>dementias. My work is in the aging brain and I have yet to see someone whose 
>neurologic function is preserved despite a deteriorating body. Further, any 
>number of common diseases and syndromes associated with aging, such as heart 
>disease, stroke, high blood pressure, etc., have significant effects on the 
>brain, such as affecting its blood supply. In the real world the mind is 
>inseperable from the body. I can't imagine how one can conclude that the brain 
>has even a theroetical lifespan seperable from the rest of the body. Be nice 
>if some evidence could be presented, or even an appeal to authority by way of 
>a reference...

Allow me this intrusion, if you will;

What is meant by potential life span is not the physiological medium
of cell tissue, but rather the electrochemical process of going on
within the cell structure. Memory is cumulative and open ended which
in turn provides a very long potential for comprehension and
remembrance,,  one the other hand the cell structure is just as weak
as the rest of the body, as indicated above..... its like your
radio.... the signals within it could be processed for a very long
time, but the hardware that does the processing will deteriorate and
require a trip to Radio Shack for repairs. No, Brain Shack stores
around here though.

Cheers,

lkh




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