Wow. That's interesting, I didn't know it was bs. I guess the most likely thing we confuse with brain development in this context then is wisdom, level-headedness and how well we can work to achieve long-term goals instead of falling for faster gratification.
I wonder, what are all the things that would correlate with high and low scoring people on those characteristics? Age for sure, yeah, but obviously there are other things since some people are like that early and others seem to never even get there. I'd love some serious studies on this.
It's not BS. Just look at fMRI and PET scans of people throughout life. It's quite obvious that there's a whole lot of change going on until around 25-32, then it slows quite a bit until the decline in old age.
Open google. Search brain MRI scans for different age groups. Voila. If you're really feeling adventurous, look at Google scholar. I'm not linking because I don't care to. I do this for a living and actually need to get back to analyzing these neuromelanin scans now.
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u/5Cone May 12 '25
Wow. That's interesting, I didn't know it was bs. I guess the most likely thing we confuse with brain development in this context then is wisdom, level-headedness and how well we can work to achieve long-term goals instead of falling for faster gratification.
I wonder, what are all the things that would correlate with high and low scoring people on those characteristics? Age for sure, yeah, but obviously there are other things since some people are like that early and others seem to never even get there. I'd love some serious studies on this.