According to Mormino and colleagues (2008), as we age, neurons are gradually lost, the brain becomes smaller, and information is processed more slowing.For some, this brain atrophy leads to ____.

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Declining memory and difficulty learning new material are both symptoms of brain atrophy, which is the gradual loss of neurons and shrinkage of the brain that occurs as we age.

According to Mormino and Colleagues (2008), as We Age, Neurons