Lifelong Learning

Learning, education and further development is an ongoing process throughout life. National and inter- national organisations and programmes are com- mitted to lifelong learning and promote educational activities beyond conventional vocational training. The interest in certain topics and the desire to remain physically and mentally fit and agile as one grows older are incentives that prompt adults to continue learning. Brain research proves them right. Experts believe that the fact that the ability to concentrate and the capacity to remember declines with age should not be a reason to stop learning. On the con- trary, lifelong learning and dealing with complex and demanding content train serve to train brain activity and mental abilities and contribute to well-being in old age.

The special stamps "MRI 1" and "MRI 2" (face value: CHF 0.90 each) show abstract images of brains scanned using magnetic resonance imaging. The shimmering hologram foil symbolises changes in brain activity. Both special stamps will be printed together in a sheetlet of 8 stamps.