How aging alters brain cells’ ability to maintain memory

A team of scientists has demonstrated that communication among memory-coding neurons — nerve cells in the brain responsible for maintaining working memory — is disrupted with aging and that this can begin in middle age.

​A team of scientists has demonstrated that communication among memory-coding neurons — nerve cells in the brain responsible for maintaining working memory — is disrupted with aging and that this can begin in middle age. A team of scientists has demonstrated that communication among memory-coding neurons — nerve cells in the brain responsible for maintaining working memory — is disrupted with aging and that this can begin in middle age.