brain shrinkage
Mind matter loss
Brain shrinkage is the reduction in brain volume that occurs naturally with aging or as a result of disease, alcohol abuse, or other damage.
Medical contexts call this cerebral atrophy.
The term appears in health journalism and casual conversation about cognitive decline: Chronic stress may accelerate brain shrinkage.
The scan showed significant brain shrinkage.
- atrophyWasting from disuse
- dementiaChronic cognitive impairment
- Alzheimer'sDegenerative brain disease
- cognitive declineWorsening of thought abilities
- memory lossFailure to recall
mental decline · senior moment · neurodegeneration · nerve cells · aging · old age · MRI · CT scan · gray matter · white matter · cortex · hippocampus · ventricles · alcohol · deterioration · neurons · forgetfulness · losing your mind
brain shrinkageneurogenesis
New nerve cell formation
brain development · brain health · neuroprotection · neuroplasticity · cognitive enhancement
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