Signals between some areas of the brain may be fastest at age 34, but transmission in other areas steadily speeds up with age.Understanding this may improve our knowledge of neurodevelopmental conditions such as schizophrenia
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January 9, 2023
Neuron connection speed may increase or decrease with age Andrew Onufrienko/Moment RF/Getty Images
The speed at which our neurons communicate with each other changes with age and may increase in some areas of the brain. This may improve our knowledge of certain neurodevelopmental conditions such as schizophrenia.
Dora Hermes and her colleagues at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota measured neuronal conduction velocity in 75 people aged 4 to 51 who underwent surgery to monitor epilepsy. For these…
