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A follow up question(s) that occurs to me are: “Do neurons die?” What is the lifecycle of a neuron? Does it get replaced? Will a neuron, whose connections to t
by natpalmer1776 1y ago
A follow up question(s) that occurs to me are: “Do neurons die?”
What is the lifecycle of a neuron? Does it get replaced? Will a neuron, whose connections to the broader brain decayed or otherwise went away, continue to “live”?
I’ll go ask ChatGPT, but spare this rigorous community the unreliable answers to my passive interest.
- natpalmer1776 1y agoSo without sharing what ChatGPT said, I will say that assuming it is correct it makes a lot of sense on this topic alone why individuals engaged in lifelong learning live longer and are less prone to Alzheimers.