Does physical decline directly mirror cognitive decline? In a previous post I pointed out how after the age of 25 the brain is losing a proportion of its mass. But when we examined various cognitive measurements we observe that the peak for some cognitive abilities do not occur until we reach our 50’s. What about…
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What could account for our middle age peak in cognitive function: wiring?
by Ward Plunet • • 3 Comments
Youth myth It is a common myth in our culture that we peak for everything in 20’s. But interestingly there are components of our brain that do not fully mature until middle age. Last week I posted about how for many cognitive functions including verbal memory, inductive reasoning, spatial reasoning, and verbal ability the peak…