Chapter 40.4, Problem 1SB

Summary Introduction

To review:

The reason that old aged persons find it difficult to learn and remember at old age, which typically begins with the loss of short-term memory and the inability of an individual to learn new information.

Introduction:

There is coordination between the structures of brain stem and the cerebral cortex, which results in learning and memorization of things. Memory can be short-term or long-term, which may be hampered by the synaptic connections.