Periodicals>Journal Article: Clark, Hong, Manini (2013 Dec 19), Aging and muscle: a neuron’s perspective, Retrieved on 2016-07-08Source Material [www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Folksonomies: cognition aging physical health Memes
08 JUL 2016
Age-Related Decline in Strength as Decline Neurons
“What we have here is (a) failure to communicate,” said the Captain in the 1967 film Cool Hand Luke. This line rings true today as it relates to the failure of physiologists to communicate the mechanisms of muscle strength to the geriatrics community, where the lack of muscle strength observed in older adults holds high clinical significance. Similarly, there is a relative under recognition in the scientific community for the potential role of the brain’s failure to communicate with skeletal ... 1 
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notesAs the neurons controlling muscle fibers die off, those muscles grow weaker. Possibly exercising muscles might keep signals going to those neurons and keep them alive, staving off age-related cognitive decline.
