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    Mental Decline Begins in Late-20s

    Mental decline is generally associated with old age, but it turns out that some aspects of brain function actually begin to deteriorate at a much earlier stage in life. A study of more than 2,000 healthy adults between the ages of 18 and 60 found that certain mental functions—including measures of abstract reasoning, mental speed, and puzzle-solving—begin to dull as early as age 27. Things like memory, meanwhile, remain intact until about a decade later. Overall, participants’ performance on most tests of mental agility peaked at around age 22.

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    wouldn't have anything to do with what people between those ages are smoking, drinking, snorting, etc?
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    I'm assuming the sample they chose when they started the study would be free of that.

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    likely so. oh well, at least now i've got an excuse for my CRAFT disease :)
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    lol..my started when i got married. :kabong:

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    hmmm, now that you mention it.... there may be a matrimony correlation :)
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    interesting but always have to be careful with studies like this

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    That is ludicrous, my school year at the age of 22 was abysmal, did much better when I was 20.
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    Using reverse logic, I guess if you get married then it could only go one way.:smokin:

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