Homeschooled with MIT courses at 5, accepted to MIT at 15

Re:Homeschooled with MIT courses at 5, accepted to MIT at 15 by cryoshon on Wednesday November 18, 2015 @11:09AM (#10588481)

Your brain doesn't lose plasticity until you're dead. Ever hear of someone remembering a conversation they had at age 70? The neurons had to form new synapses (plasticity) for that to happen.

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Re:Homeschooled with MIT courses at 5, accepted to MIT at 15 by webXL on Wednesday November 18, 2015 @01:30PM (#10589709)

In my experience recall takes longer with age, and that's only if it's memorized in the first place. I think anyone over 35 can relate to this.

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Re:Homeschooled with MIT courses at 5, accepted to MIT at 15 by Retric on Wednesday November 18, 2015 @02:09PM (#10589966)

Much of that is simply being out of practice. At 35 you generally don't spend that much time learning new things. But, if you go back and get a masters you can get back into the swing of things.

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Re:Homeschooled with MIT courses at 5, accepted to MIT at 15 by robotresearcher on Wednesday November 18, 2015 @04:29PM (#10590884)

I've been lucky enough to be in school most of my career. I'm waaaay slower at learning now at 44 than I was at 20. It often frustrates me.

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