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Old Brains Become Young Again In Neuroplasticity Study

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Can an old brain learn new tricks?

The answer could soon be a resounding “yes.”

Scientists from the University of California at Irvine may have found a way to restore the youthful flexibility of the still-developing brain. In a study on mice recently published in the journal Neuron, the researchers were able to re-activate a younger neural state in an older brain.

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Brain Cell Life Span Finding In Mice Seen As Good News For Life Extension Enthusiasts

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Brain cells can live at least twice as long as the organisms in which they reside, according to new research.

The study, published today (Feb. 25) in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that mouse neurons, or brain cells, implanted into rats can survive with the rats into old age, twice as long as the life span of the original mice.

The findings are good news for life extension enthusiasts.

“We are slowly but continuously prolonging the life of humans,” said study co-author Dr. Lorenzo Magrassi, a neurosurgeon at the University of Pavia in Italy.

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Brain Cells Life Span

Mouse neurons implanted into a rat brain can live twice as long as the mice from which they were taken, new research suggests.

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