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Re:Do the math: too much calculus? (2012) by dredmorbius on Thursday October 20, 2016 @08:01AM (#12751552)
There's extensive research literature strongly suggesting an age link: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=language%20learning%20a...

I'm also aware of a few other age/skill type relations.

Musical ability frequently manifests early -- by age 4-5 in numerous historical cases.

Talents requiring physical coordination -- ballet and gymnastics -- around age 9-10 by Russian tradition.

Maths and scientific curiosity perhaps early adolescence.

Complex logic and activities requiring a fully developed inhibitory function (avoiding reflex and rash actions) possibly early 20s.

I'm suspecting other forms of more synthetic (as in: assembling from parts) logic might not develop fully until the 30s or 40s. Other skills might similarly not develop until later.

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