# New insight into aging

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**Created:** [October 31, 2018, 3:49am UTC](https://archive.menshealtharchive.com/t/new-insight-into-aging/824 "2018-10-31T03:49:41Z")\
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> **[New insight into aging: Plasticity is enhanced but dysregulated in the aging...](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180919115827.htm)**
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> Researchers examined the effects of aging on neuroplasticity in the primary auditory cortex, the part of the brain that processes auditory information. Neuroplasticity refers to the brain's ability to modify its connections and function in response...

  
Researchers examined the effects of aging on neuroplasticity in the primary auditory cortex, the part of the brain that processes auditory information. Neuroplasticity refers to the brain’s ability to modify its connections and function in response to environmental demands, an important process in learning.