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Do Amyloid Plaques in the brain perform some kind of function? The brain shrinks as you get into later years, probably because the heart-lung capacity shrinks, so everything has to shrink. The skull also shrinks, but does it shrink as fast as the brain? If not, the brain would become loose and possibly more vulnerable to trauma, maybe even minor trauma. So beefing up the brain with distributed material would serve a purpose, even if accidental. Amyloid plaques probably create many problems with waste transfer, etc, but are these problems always greater than the possible advantage of adding structure? I don't know. I am not really a doctor, nor have I spent any time studying these things, but I have wondered about this possibility as far back as when people started blaming Aluminum (chlorohydrate, from deoderants) for Alzheimer's because more aluminum crystals were found in the brains of Alzheimer's victims than in other peoples brains. Just wondering and wondering if anyone has seen discussions about these things.