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Brain Function Peaks at 22, Declines at 27

Posted by Jim Hanekamp | Posted in Brain games, Cognitive games, Dementia, Memory | Posted on 25-05-2009

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Professor Timothy Salthouse of the University of Virginia may have just added to the reasons a person might have a midlife crisis – sooner.

Salthouse’s findings indicate that the brain begins to decline by the age of 27, long before most people start to worry about wrinkles, thinning hair and slowing metabolisms.

To view the rest of the article, please visit the following link: Brain Function

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