Definition of opacity for English Language Learners. : 1  the quality of a material that does not allow light to pass through it : the quality of being opaque. : 2  the quality of being difficult to understand or explain.
Research has shown that this is not true, and that brain cells can and do regenerate, especially in the areas related to learning, decision-making, visual recognition, and the way people perceive objects in space.weet. For a long time, scientists thought that it was impossible for brain cells to regenerate because they assumed that any new cells would disrupt the order of the brain.
An adult brain weighs about 1.5kg (3.3lb) and contains about 90 billion nerve cells. As well as nerve cells our brains have about 90 billion other cells, plus blood vessels to help supply the nutrients and oxygen it needs. During dementia, nerve cells in different areas of the brain become damaged and eventually die.