This is really fascinating. The actual mechanisms of the human mind are distinct from computer systems, yet there are some parallels.

There are some hints that increased memory access times scale with the amount of information the brain has stored vs the more typical narrative that aging decreases the capabilities of the brain.

> Our results indicate that older adults'; performance on cognitive tests reflects the predictable consequences of learning on information-processing, and not cognitive decline. We consider the implications of this for our scientific and cultural understanding of aging.

[0] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24421073/