Neuron connection speeds can increase or decrease with age Andriy Onufriyenko/Moment RF/Getty Images
The speed at which our neurons communicate with each other changes as we age and may increase in some regions of the brain. A better understanding of how neuron transmission speeds vary throughout a person’s life may improve our knowledge of certain neurodevelopmental conditions, such as schizophrenia.
at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota and her colleagues measured neuron transmission speeds in 75 people, aged 4 to 51, while they had surgery to monitor their epilepsy. For these operations, which were carried out…
