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Optimized Neural Maintenance

Meaning

Optimized Neural Maintenance refers to the continuous, highly regulated physiological processes that preserve the structural integrity, functional connectivity, and metabolic efficiency of the central nervous system throughout the lifespan. This critical maintenance involves efficient metabolic waste clearance, robust antioxidant defense, sustained neurotrophic support, and the precise, adaptive remodeling of synaptic connections. The optimization of these processes is directly correlated with a favorable brain aging trajectory and sustained high-level cognitive function. Hormonal balance, particularly the protective and modulatory effects of neurosteroids, is a key determinant of the overall efficacy of this maintenance.