I was distracted by a non-sense article that was supposed to let me know if one of my slumping fantasy baseball players was going to turn things around or not, and a few clicked links later I came across this page.
Cognitive Decline Begins Around Age 27
I was interested first because I remember my friend Gregg telling me that once you hit 27, you really start feeling like an old man. What really caught my attention was the subtitle for the article that says:
The Peak of the Brain is at 22 Years of Age
So this means with this past birthday, you all better be willing to pay very close attention to what I have to say. If you're 22 like me, I'll respect you and listen to your opinions and ideas as well, if your a measly couple of years either way, I'm sorry, you just can't think on the same level as some of us, so try to keep up.
But let me humble myself a little and say that I don't understand what happens between 22 and 27. If 22 is the peak of the brain, you would think that by the definition of the word peak there'd be an incline leading up to 22 and a decline directly after. Which leads me to think that the cognitive decline really starts at 23, not 27. Maybe there's a 5 year plateau, but that would mean 22 isn't the peak, just the beginning of the plateau. But who knows, I didn't even read the article, I just saw the title and subtitle and got excited.
7 comments:
I would like to argue that I think I know a lot more at 25 than 22. So, no, I will not try to keep up with you. 22 is like a baby in my opinion!
I guess I can only aspire to be as intelligent as you are!
Kara
I think you peak at 22, then start to worry about 27. It's all downhill after that.
Just FYI, I pulled my hamstring in the 2nd inning of our first softball game of the year. I was coming in from center field to field a grounder up the middle. No rush on the play. Just a routine ground ball. But I still pulled the old hammy! So, I guess you can add this to your study. At age 33, you officially become one of the old guys on the church softball team!
Hey I am 22 and you never listen or agree with my opinions or ideas, you always look at me as if I am stupid or something.
I miss you guys
well, I read the article, and all its saying is that certain functions of your cognitive abilities cease being as sharp as they once were. The end of the article states that general knowledge and vocabulary continue to increase until age 60, so I think were all ok!!! Only are ability to detect relationships between objects and all sorts of other crap are effected, we dont need it anyway.
Gregg, I feel like that makes you a more legit athlete. Pulling your hammy for no reason is a necessary part of anybody's softball/baseball career. Now your just like the pros.
Travis, Now I'll be giving your ideas even less attention because your probably being brainwashed by those pomps.
And Dusty, there's a reason I didn't want to read the article, all the information I wanted to know was in the title, actual facts weren't my interest at all. Is that bad?
Well,not bad, but maybe irresponsible?
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