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Note that the article agrees with many of the comments here about the fact that "cognitive motor performance" isn't everything there is to intelligence... "I t
by ojbyrne 13y ago
Note that the article agrees with many of the comments here about the fact that "cognitive motor performance" isn't everything there is to intelligence...
"I think we're adapting without knowing it," he added. "A lot of us are still able to maintain our skills."
In fact, that held true for older Starcraft players also, when only their score was taken into account.
"We had a lot of people performing at a level higher than their speed would otherwise suggest."
- marvin 13y agoI think there is a huge possibility of a methodologial hole here. If older players play better with less pure technical brilliance, this could also be because they have realized that reflexes are less important - and hence spend less time training their reflexes and more on higher-level strategy. Skills are perishable, so this in itself doesn't demonstrate that motor skills deteriorate with age. I'm reminded of the cliché of the 17-year old guitar player who equates high tempo with good music. A similar study could reach the exact same conclusion in this ield.