Re:72-year-old Congressman pursues a Master's in AI
by wolverine876 on Thursday December 29, 2022 @02:21AM
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> Part of that I think is certainly as you suggest, that the brain is a muscle, you need to use it to keep it fit.
My claim, which admittedly is hard to substantiate, is that growth (a general term) will offset aging to a much greater degree than people imagine. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if psychological and physiological aging of the brain is mostly due to lack of growth.
> To keep the muscle analogy, you won’t compete as an athlete at 72 no matter how fit you remain.
I think the muscle analogy can be a useful one, but that it misleads here: Muscles start deteriorating at age 20 or 25; our brains do not on balance (they do in some ways, and improve in others). Peak mental performance is, IIRC, in our 40s and 50s.
My claim, which admittedly is hard to substantiate, is that growth (a general term) will offset aging to a much greater degree than people imagine. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if psychological and physiological aging of the brain is mostly due to lack of growth.
> To keep the muscle analogy, you won’t compete as an athlete at 72 no matter how fit you remain.
I think the muscle analogy can be a useful one, but that it misleads here: Muscles start deteriorating at age 20 or 25; our brains do not on balance (they do in some ways, and improve in others). Peak mental performance is, IIRC, in our 40s and 50s.