What Are Two Areas of the Brain in Which Neurons

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Essay

What are two areas of the brain in which neurons die off in old age? What memory systems are affected by this neural loss?

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Definitions:

Descent Reckoning

A method of tracing kinship and lineage, either through patrilineal (father's line) or matrilineal (mother's line) descent.

Cultural Crisis

A situation in which there is a major disruption or challenge to the established norms, values, or identity of a cultural group.

Environmental Change

Any alteration in the global or local environment (e.g., climate, ecosystem, land use) usually due to natural processes or human activities.

Nomadic Herders

People who move from one place to another with their livestock, searching for pasture and water, in a cyclical pattern.