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What are the excuses to resist lifelong learning?
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August 6th, 2009
From Wikipedia: Lifelong learning is the “lifelong, lifewide, voluntary, and self-motivated” pursuit of knowledge for either personal or professional reasons. As such, it not only enhances social inclusion, active citizenship and personal development, but also competitiveness and employability. The term recognizes that learning is not confined to childhood or the classroom, but takes place throughout life and in a range of situations.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lifelong_learning
Not too long ago, scientists believed that adults couldn’t grow new neurons in their brain. However, work over the last several years has debunked this myth. We now know that adults continue to grow new neurons throughout life, a process called neurogenesis. Yes, new growth slows down after middle age but it continues. However, there are things you can do to help keep a higher rate of new brain cell birth.
It’s also been known for some time that exercise increase the rate of neurogenesis. Many studies show that lab animals who are allowed to exercise increase the rate of new neurons born into their hippocampus, relative to those animals that don’t get to exercise.
Do you think the myth that brain cells die the older you get without getting replaced is still widespread? Is it used as an excuse to resist lifelong learning? What are the excuses you have encountered?
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