Former teacher's classes keep people's brains active at retirement community - Tulsa World

“The thing that came across as the biggest point was that before 1990 they thought that once the brain aged it just went downhill and there was no saving it after that,” she said. “But they found out that the brain can actually regenerate. There’s a little place in the brain known as the hippocampus (the part involved in memory development, organization and storage) and you can actually make that grow and regenerate cells through exercises and proper diet. If you would like to receive unlimited digital access to tulsaworld. com, please subscribe to one of our digital-only packages. If you would like the newspaper delivered to your home and unlimited digital access, please subscribe to one of our print + digital packages. Source: www.tulsaworld.com