[An aging brain: morphofunctional aspects].

A review of main results in the field that are relevant for understanding of the clinical pathology developed in old age is presented. The authors focus attention on the characteristics of atrophic processes and their severity in different brain structures including cognitive impairment (memory etc). Correlations between structural changes in brain tissues and neurochemical and bioelectrical processes in the CNS are discussed.

[Features of memory and intellectual activity among the elderly with different reading productivity].

The aim of this work was the study of indicators of memory and intellectual activity among the elderly with different reading productivity. The results of the study showed that the elderly were distinguished by a greater number of errors when performing tasks on oral-aural, visual memory and visual-spatial activities. The mistakes made by subjects with low reading productivity may indicate dysfunction of tone and wakefulness, of receiving, processing and storing information, as well as weakening of hemispheric interaction.

Functional maturity of brain structures in children aged 7-8 with differing levels of speech development.

First graders (aged 7-8) in a public elementary school served as subjects for this study. The structural components of their speech were analyzed to determine speech maturity level; total EEG activity was analyzed to assess the functional maturity of brain structures. Results showed that children with levels of speech below the age norm exhibited abnormal EEG patterns suggesting immaturity of the cerebral cortex and fronto-thalamic regulatory system, as well as impairments in the functioning of the mesodiencephalic structures and nonspecific activation systems.