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Finger [1]
2 years ago
15

As an individual ages, new neurons and dendrites appear, but others atrophy. Compared to when they were adolescents, adults have

fewer neural connections and their brain size _____ as they continue to age.
Biology
1 answer:
attashe74 [19]2 years ago
3 0

The brain and central nervous system shrink as we age.

<h3>What happens to the brain when we age?</h3>

The brain is one of the most important organs in our body because all the nerve signals are produced there for our body to function.

In the brain we find nerve connections through neurons. A particular aspect of them is that during childhood and adolescence they multiply as we learn new things.

However, once we reach the stage of old age, these nerve connections deteriorate and are reduced, therefore, the size of the brain and the central nervous system decreases.

Learn more about brain in: brainly.com/question/11950231

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