Comments on: Memory problems in aging men http://www.lumosity.com/blog/memory-problems-in-aging-men/ Brain games, neuroscience news, and the best brain health information. Sun, 23 Nov 2008 19:09:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: integralmeditation http://www.lumosity.com/blog/memory-problems-in-aging-men/#comment-5507 integralmeditation Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:30:31 +0000 http://www.lumosity.com/blog/memory-problems-in-aging-men/#comment-5507 Often such effects develop from the basic differences which are that females are slightly smaller and have big difference in sex hormones. Which would suggest females would tend to be less active which might mean they would get less of the positive effects of exercise on brains. But in general being more active tends to mean more stress which might effect males. The more active males have world wide slightly less average life expectancy which tends to suggest that in effect more activity is on average more risky or damaging. The big difference in sex hormones and hence the male female imbalance could be one main factor. The sex imbalance is much bigger typically 90:10 than any muscular or size effect. The main effect could again be that females are less motivated to activity and so perhaps less stressed by such activity. So theres a big question as to what differences the stresses and delights of sex produces on average. So the studies might be showing that female tend to get dementia from lack of development and males tend to get cognitive impairment from the stresses of excess activity. Often such effects develop from the basic differences which are that females are slightly smaller and have big difference in sex hormones.
Which would suggest females would tend to be less active which might mean they would get less of the positive effects of exercise on brains. But in general being more active tends to mean more stress which might effect males. The more active males have world wide slightly less average life expectancy which tends to suggest that in effect more activity is on average more risky or damaging.
The big difference in sex hormones and hence the male female imbalance could be one main factor. The sex imbalance is much bigger typically 90:10 than any muscular or size effect. The main effect could again be that females are less motivated to activity and so perhaps less stressed by such activity.
So theres a big question as to what differences the stresses and delights of sex produces on average.
So the studies might be showing that female tend to get dementia from lack of development and males tend to get cognitive impairment from the stresses of excess activity.

]]> By: Michael Logan http://www.lumosity.com/blog/memory-problems-in-aging-men/#comment-4515 Michael Logan Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:24:08 +0000 http://www.lumosity.com/blog/memory-problems-in-aging-men/#comment-4515 Hi Mike, I found your post on Twitter, and enjoyed it. I am from Minnesota, so that connection was interesting, and I am doing the lumosity games just to keep a handle on my experience of my memory and growth at age 60. Mike Logan Hi Mike,

I found your post on Twitter, and enjoyed it. I am from Minnesota, so that connection was interesting, and I am doing the lumosity games just to keep a handle on my experience of my memory and growth at age 60. Mike Logan

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