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  • Tetrachord
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    • Apr 2016
    • 267

    The Aging Brain

    An interesting item about findings in cognitive neuroscience about aging brains; there's hope!!

    For years, conventional wisdom held that growing older tends to be bad news for brains. Past behavioral data largely pointed to loss in cognitive – that is, thinking – abilities with age, including poorer…
  • Serial_Apologist
    Full Member
    • Dec 2010
    • 37855

    #2
    Pedantic question: shouldn't it be spelt ageing - the inserted E preserving the soft G???

    (Asking this is probably a sign of my age )

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    • vinteuil
      Full Member
      • Nov 2010
      • 12955

      #3
      Yes.

      But doesn't the Apologist hisself have a soft G?? Gins all round....

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      • Serial_Apologist
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        • Dec 2010
        • 37855

        #4
        Originally posted by vinteuil View Post
        Yes.

        But doesn't the Apologist hisself have a soft G?? Gins all round....
        I accept the gist of what you're saying. What Ginsberg would have thought is another matter.

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        • ferneyhoughgeliebte
          Gone fishin'
          • Sep 2011
          • 30163

          #5
          Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View Post
          I accept the gist of what you're saying. What Ginsberg would have thought is another matter.
          An agile response
          [FONT=Comic Sans MS][I][B]Numquam Satis![/B][/I][/FONT]

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          • gradus
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            • Nov 2010
            • 5630

            #6
            Gee whiz.

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            • Tetrachord
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              • Apr 2016
              • 267

              #7
              Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View Post
              Pedantic question: shouldn't it be spelt ageing - the inserted E preserving the soft G???

              (Asking this is probably a sign of my age )
              I believe you're right; and I was once an English teacher!!!!

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              • Serial_Apologist
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                • Dec 2010
                • 37855

                #8


                everyone!

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                • ferneyhoughgeliebte
                  Gone fishin'
                  • Sep 2011
                  • 30163

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View Post

                  everyone!
                  Quite agree - we're all crackers!
                  [FONT=Comic Sans MS][I][B]Numquam Satis![/B][/I][/FONT]

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                  • ahinton
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                    • Nov 2010
                    • 16123

                    #10
                    Originally posted by ferneyhoughgeliebte View Post
                    An agile response
                    At least they've spelt "Brain" correctly...

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                    • ahinton
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                      • Nov 2010
                      • 16123

                      #11
                      Originally posted by ferneyhoughgeliebte View Post
                      Quite agree - we're all crackers!
                      ...even if not all what we're cracked up to be (oh, sorry - wrong thread)...

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                      • ferneyhoughgeliebte
                        Gone fishin'
                        • Sep 2011
                        • 30163

                        #12
                        Originally posted by ahinton View Post
                        At least they've spelt "Brain" correctly...
                        - simultaneously very funny and a little cruel.
                        [FONT=Comic Sans MS][I][B]Numquam Satis![/B][/I][/FONT]

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                        • Serial_Apologist
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                          • Dec 2010
                          • 37855

                          #13
                          Originally posted by ferneyhoughgeliebte View Post
                          - simultaneously very funny and a little cruel.
                          For the life of Brian I couldn't think what ahinton was referring to.

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                          • ahinton
                            Full Member
                            • Nov 2010
                            • 16123

                            #14
                            Originally posted by ferneyhoughgeliebte View Post
                            - simultaneously very funny and a little cruel.
                            Hopefully the former and not at all intentionally the latter, as I imagine you'd not need me to confirm!...

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