{"id":4654,"date":"2025-11-03T05:59:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T05:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/velkeholky.org\/?p=4654"},"modified":"2026-04-30T17:11:34","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T17:11:34","slug":"mozek-po-ctyricitce-ano-starne-ale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/velkeholky.org\/en\/mozek-po-ctyricitce-ano-starne-ale\/","title":{"rendered":"The brain after 40: Yes, it ages, but..."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>However, his creativity and memory can grow. Find out how to stay fit naturally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-59602554\"><h3 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">They say that after forty, the body starts to age.<\/h3><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Maybe so, but the brain doesn&#039;t quite agree with that. It still wants to discover, try new things, and be surprised - it&#039;s just that most people don&#039;t let it.<br>We start telling ourselves that we&#039;re &quot;too old for this&quot; instead of admitting that we&#039;re just a little scared to be a beginner again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It sounds scary, but don&#039;t worry. Just because our brains are shrinking doesn&#039;t mean our minds are withering away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Quite the opposite. It turns out that the brain can be &quot;educated&quot; even after forty - you just need to give it a reason to light up again.<br>The brain ages from routine. And when we give it space to grow, it rewards us with the best \u2013 a lively, curious, and youthful mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-a20ab0b0\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">What happens after forty?<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Harvard scientists say that the brain loses some volume after the age of forty,<br>but it gains complexity.<br>This means that he stops &quot;going by force&quot; and starts thinking strategically.<br>While the brain of a twenty-something is like a motorbike \u2013 fast, impulsive, sometimes hitting the wall \u2013<br>The brain of a 40-something switches to Tesla mode: quiet performance, greater range, and a deeper understanding of the world. \u26a1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>You just need to provide it with energy, nutrition, and stimulation so it doesn&#039;t get stuck in a routine.<br>Because the biggest threat is not old age \u2013 but stagnation.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-d7992d1a\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">The brain loves novelty, news, discoveries...<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Every new experience is like a vacation for the brain.<br>When you do something for the first time, new neural pathways are activated, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brainmarket.cz\/nase-novinky\/neuroplasticita-mozku\/?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=1588107039&amp;gbraid=0AAAAADmZ6aVVIBS3I3kUR5urstNC1gbwJ&amp;gclid=CjwKCAiAwqHIBhAEEiwAx9cTeTmnhhQzbp-E5YidpjwiQ8lbMBWeCuO2Bgd11Fs_gUaf2iQtagFULRoCx68QAvD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">arise <strong>new synapses<\/strong>,<\/a><br>and literally &quot;new life grows&quot; in the brain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This can be:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>to learn a new language<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>try a dance you&#039;ve never danced before<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/velkeholky.org\/en\/co-umi-hry-s-nasim-mozkem-zdravi-pamet-a-tymovy-duch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Yes, playing computer games is almost the same as playing the piano!<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>read poetry aloud (or write it!)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>learn to draw, play chess, or build your own website<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>learning to write with all 10s \u2013 Yes! that&#039;s a challenge for me \ud83d\ude0b I play computer games and I can&#039;t fit a piano or a grand piano in my apartment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The brain doesn&#039;t distinguish whether it&#039;s &quot;useful.&quot;.<br>It&#039;s important to him that it&#039;s new.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-2733aa41\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Music, movement and the rhythm of life<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes, music is a miracle \u2013 and science knows it.<br>MRI scans show that people who learn to play a musical instrument improve their memory, concentration, coordination, and mood. But it&#039;s not just about fingers and notes.<br><strong>Music develops empathy, intuition and connects both hemispheres.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And you don&#039;t have to be a virtuoso - just dance in the kitchen, sing in the shower, or drum on a pot when no one is looking.<br><strong>The brain loves rhythm \u2013 it reminds it of the heartbeat, the first sound it ever heard.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-vlo-en wp-block-embed-vlo-en\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"jZfG6QpT9p\"><a href=\"https:\/\/velkeholky.org\/en\/nekolik-zpusobu-jak-snizit-riziko-demence-po-nasem\/\">Several ways to reduce the risk of dementia \u2013 according to us<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201e&quot;Several ways to reduce the risk of dementia - our way&quot; \u2014\" src=\"https:\/\/velkeholky.org\/nekolik-zpusobu-jak-snizit-riziko-demence-po-nasem\/embed\/#?secret=J9zz28jjtC#?secret=jZfG6QpT9p\" data-secret=\"jZfG6QpT9p\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MOZEK  m\u00e1 po\u0159\u00e1d chu\u0165 objevovat, zkou\u0161et nov\u00e9 v\u011bci a nechat se p\u0159ekvapovat \u2013 jen mu to v\u011bt\u0161ina lid\u00ed u\u017e nedovol\u00ed. Mozek nerozli\u0161uje, jestli je to \u201eu\u017eite\u010dn\u00e9\u201c.<br \/>\nIt&#039;s important to him that it&#039;s new.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4681,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4654","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-https-velkeholky-org-zdravi-zivotni-styl"],"aioseo_notices":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/velkeholky.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mozek-po-40.png",1024,1536,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/velkeholky.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mozek-po-40-150x150.png",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/velkeholky.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mozek-po-40-200x300.png",200,300,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/velkeholky.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mozek-po-40-768x1152.png",768,1152,true],"large":["https:\/\/velkeholky.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mozek-po-40-683x1024.png",683,1024,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/velkeholky.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mozek-po-40.png",1024,1536,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/velkeholky.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mozek-po-40.png",1024,1536,false],"trp-custom-language-flag":["https:\/\/velkeholky.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mozek-po-40-8x12.png",8,12,true],"ashe-slider-full-thumbnail":["https:\/\/velkeholky.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mozek-po-40-1024x540.png",1024,540,true],"ashe-full-thumbnail":["https:\/\/velkeholky.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mozek-po-40.png",1024,1536,false],"ashe-list-thumbnail":["https:\/\/velkeholky.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mozek-po-40-300x300.png",300,300,true],"ashe-grid-thumbnail":["https:\/\/velkeholky.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mozek-po-40-500x330.png",500,330,true],"ashe-single-navigation":["https:\/\/velkeholky.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/mozek-po-40-75x75.png",75,75,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"S l\u00e1skou Daniela \ud83d\udc9c","author_link":"https:\/\/velkeholky.org\/en\/author\/velkeholkygmail-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":1,"uagb_excerpt":"MOZEK m\u00e1 po\u0159\u00e1d chu\u0165 objevovat, zkou\u0161et nov\u00e9 v\u011bci a nechat se p\u0159ekvapovat \u2013 jen mu to v\u011bt\u0161ina lid\u00ed u\u017e nedovol\u00ed. Mozek nerozli\u0161uje, jestli je to \u201eu\u017eite\u010dn\u00e9\u201c. Pro n\u011bj je d\u016fle\u017eit\u00e9, \u017ee je to nov\u00e9.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/velkeholky.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4654","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/velkeholky.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/velkeholky.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/velkeholky.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/velkeholky.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4654"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/velkeholky.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4654\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4684,"href":"https:\/\/velkeholky.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4654\/revisions\/4684"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/velkeholky.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/velkeholky.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4654"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/velkeholky.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4654"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/velkeholky.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}