Originally Posted by Guest

"we do know that stress shrinks the neurons in the hippocampus, the area of the brain responsible for learning and memory. So it would make sense that someone who is under a lot of stress for a prolonged period of time, (aka, chronic stress) would have difficulties with any activity involving memory, including, remembering what you have ALREADY said. In this respect, stress ages the brain more quickly. And we do know older folks have a tendency to repeat themselves more than younger folks. So stress has the same long-term effects as aging."

Fellow is 70, and it's showing.