[natpalmer1776]

A follow up question(s) that occurs to me are: “Do neurons die?”

What is the lifecycle of a neuron? Does it get replaced? Will a neuron, whose connections to the broader brain decayed or otherwise went away, continue to “live”?

I’ll go ask ChatGPT, but spare this rigorous community the unreliable answers to my passive interest.

[natpalmer1776]

So without sharing what ChatGPT said, I will say that assuming it is correct it makes a lot of sense on this topic alone why individuals engaged in lifelong learning live longer and are less prone to Alzheimers.