Joe Tsien, Georgia Regents University (IMAGE) Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University Caption As we age, it just may be the ability to filter and eliminate old information -- rather than take in the new stuff -- that makes it harder to learn, according to Dr. Joe Tsien, Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University, neuroscientist and Co-Director of the GRU Brain & Behavior Discovery Institute. Credit Phil Jones, Georgia Regents University, Campus Photographer Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.