The definition of maladroit is awkward or showing a lack of skills. An example of a maladroit person is an employee who cannot accomplish the simplest tasks of the job. noun
The historic view is that once brain cells are damaged or killed, they do not regenerate. Yet, research over the last 20 years is showing substantial evidence of cell regeneration, particularly in those under 40 year of age.
While the brain may shrink to some degree in healthy aging, it does not lose neurons in large numbers. In Alzheimerâs disease, however, damage is widespread as many neurons stop functioning, lose connections with other neurons, and die.