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Your brain doesn't lose plasticity until you're dead. Ever hear of someone remembering a conversation they had at age 70? The neurons had to form new synapses (
by cryoshon 11y ago
Your brain doesn't lose plasticity until you're dead. Ever hear of someone remembering a conversation they had at age 70? The neurons had to form new synapses (plasticity) for that to happen.
- webXL 11y agoIn my experience recall takes longer with age, and that's only if it's memorized in the first place. I think anyone over 35 can relate to this.
- Retric 11y agoMuch of that is simply being out of practice. At 35 you generally don't spend that much time learning new things. But, if you go back and get a masters you can get back into the swing of things.
- robotresearcher 11y agoI've been lucky enough to be in school most of my career. I'm waaaay slower at learning now at 44 than I was at 20. It often frustrates me.