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Re:The Adult Brain Does Grow New Neurons After All, Study Says by anoncake on Tuesday March 26, 2019 @03:45AM (#19489914)
Low life expectancies in the past were mostly due to high child mortality.
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Re:The Adult Brain Does Grow New Neurons After All, Study Says by TomMarius on Tuesday March 26, 2019 @04:00AM (#19489966)
I know that and have accounted for that. I'm talking about prehistoric times, when we were developing.
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Re:The Adult Brain Does Grow New Neurons After All, Study Says by pickpuck on Tuesday March 26, 2019 @05:04AM (#19490196)
Based on the data from modern hunter-gatherer populations, it is estimated that at 15, life expectancy was an additional 39 years (total 54), with a 0.60 probability of reaching 15.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_expectancy

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