3 ms·

Are you middle aged? I certainly noticed a distinct decrease in neuroplasticity around 24. There are things that are absolutely not possible to learn as an ad

by swiley 5y ago

Are you middle aged? I certainly noticed a distinct decrease in neuroplasticity around 24. There are things that are absolutely not possible to learn as an adult (such as perfect pitch.) I'm not saying Japanese is one of them though. (I doubt it is actually, as someone that learned a decent amount in their teens.)

gregjor 5y ago
Interesting. Do you mean 24 is now the beginning of middle age? I can’t detect changes in synaptic activity or neuroplasticity, but I can detect distinct decreases in mitochondrial efficiency in my cells. Actually adults apparently can learn perfect pitch, it’s not “absolutely not possible.” https://news.uchicago.edu/story/acquiring-perfect-pitch-may-be-possible-some-adults https://news.uchicago.edu/story/acquiring-perfect-pitch-may-... As for adults learning Japanese, I intended my comment to make the OP stop spamming this link to a commercial site, not seriously. Apparently ability to detect humor and sarcasm increases with age.