3 ms·
Learning new ideas becomes harder as we age due to atrophy in the mechanisms of long term potentiation. If learning were easier in old age there would be a lot
by narrator 9y ago
Learning new ideas becomes harder as we age due to atrophy in the mechanisms of long term potentiation. If learning were easier in old age there would be a lot less conservatism and nostalgia among the elderly.
- toyg 9y agoWould it? As I get older, I can tell you that my feelings and thoughts are not really influenced by that; I learn as I’ve always done, by trying out stuff; and if it takes a bit longer, who cares. Imho, a much more powerful force is the loss of innocence. You know X is bad for you because you experienced it before; so you don’t do X. And Y. And K. And slowly, you don’t do very much at all, except very safe boring stuff. You would really like to go back being a fearless child, but you can’t: even if your body could heal like it did before, your mind won’t forget all the stuff you went through.