'Brain decline' begins at age 27

**Jason** · 03-20-2009, 11:52 AM

Mental powers start to dwindle at 27 after peaking at 22, marking the start of old age, US research suggests.

Professor Timothy Salthouse of the University of Virginia found reasoning, spatial visualisation and speed of thought all decline in our late 20s.

Therapies designed to stall or reverse the ageing process may need to start much earlier, he said.

His seven-year study of 2,000 healthy people aged 18-60 is published in the journal Neurobiology of Aging.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7945569.stm

csc2000e · 03-20-2009, 01:39 PM

Well, by age 27 the reality of life really starts to set in...

**Drew1369** · 03-21-2009, 01:33 AM

Gee that what I get to look forward to in May :P

**sobeit** · 03-21-2009, 02:11 AM

sƃuıɥʇ ʍǝɟ ɐ suıɐןdxǝ ʇɐɥʇ ןןǝʍ

Mcninjaguy · 03-21-2009, 02:44 AM

yes i does explain some "people's" craziness on TSF...

not me though I only post sane stuff.... lol and I'm 22

**DumberDrummer** · 03-21-2009, 09:10 PM

I've been working on my brain decline since I was 17. Guess a 10 year headstart couldn't hurt right?

**Drew1369** · 03-22-2009, 01:35 AM

So I was thinking one day, that perhaps I can find... Awww look at the kitty

**asidman** · 03-22-2009, 02:57 PM

Wha..kitty? IS this the pet store?

**Done_Fishin** · 03-22-2009, 03:44 PM

talk about making me feel over the hill .. I'm 57 !! & it only seems like yesterday that I was 17 ..

**WereBo** · 03-22-2009, 10:30 PM

57? The way to approach it is:

'21 with 36 years experience at it'

It works for me at 55

(while amending the numbers, that is

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**zuluclayman** · 03-23-2009, 12:50 AM

ha! ha! - at 55 in two weeks I KNOW that my brainpower started (and is continuing at a rapid rate) to dwindle long, long ago but - hey, I'm all for dwindling brainpower if it means I don't have to fret and worry about stuff so much - goo goo ga ga sounds fine to me when asked about something incredibly, boringly complex.

yustr · 03-23-2009, 06:39 AM

As I entered my 50's I realized that my memory is the second thing to go...
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yustr · 03-23-2009, 06:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DumberDrummer

I've been working on my brain decline since I was 17. Guess a 10 year headstart couldn't hurt right?

Its not the age, its the mileage.

bry623 · 03-23-2009, 07:01 AM

I got married at 27.

'Nuff said.

**WereBo** · 03-23-2009, 07:48 AM

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dai · 03-23-2009, 08:51 AM

i wondered why i could not remember what i was supposed to remember

**kinbard** · 03-23-2009, 08:57 AM

I came here to visit. I remain because I can't remember where I parked the car...

**asidman** · 03-23-2009, 03:18 PM

Car....Which one is mine?
Wait what do mines have do with anything?
And on that topic, who are you people?

**kinbard** · 03-23-2009, 03:19 PM

Mom??

yustr · 03-23-2009, 08:09 PM

I suffer from the 20-20 Rule - I'm sure some of you do too.
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03-20-2009, 11:52 AM	#1 (permalink)
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csc2000e Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 340 OS: Vista Home Premium SP1 My System	Re: 'Brain decline' begins at age 27 Well, by age 27 the reality of life really starts to set in...

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Drew1369 Moderator Relaxation Room Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 3,432 OS: Win7 Ultimate	Re: 'Brain decline' begins at age 27 Gee that what I get to look forward to in May :P __________________ We humans have a primal urge to kill because, thanks to natural selection, all the homo sapiens who didn't have a primal urge to kill, were themselves killed. http://obamaclock.org/

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Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: 'Brain decline' begins at age 27 yes i does explain some "people's" craziness on TSF... not me though I only post sane stuff.... lol and I'm 22

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DumberDrummer Cymru am byth Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,385 OS: Windows XP Pro SP2 My System	Re: 'Brain decline' begins at age 27 I've been working on my brain decline since I was 17. Guess a 10 year headstart couldn't hurt right? __________________ Living with Louie dog's the only way to stay sane _____________________________________________ ... and with those words so begins my lifetime of longing for the devil's warm embrace

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WereBo Resident Village Idiot Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SE London, UK Posts: 14,490 OS: Win-7, XP-Pro SP3 My System	Re: 'Brain decline' begins at age 27 57? The way to approach it is: '21 with 36 years experience at it' It works for me at 55 (while amending the numbers, that is ) __________________ I shall meet all of my deadlines directly in proportion to the amount of bodily injury I could expect to receive from missing them. Last edited by WereBo; 03-22-2009 at 10:32 PM.

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zuluclayman Design Team Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Newcastle, Australia Posts: 3,049 OS: Windows Vista Home Premium My System	Re: 'Brain decline' begins at age 27 ha! ha! - at 55 in two weeks I KNOW that my brainpower started (and is continuing at a rapid rate) to dwindle long, long ago but - hey, I'm all for dwindling brainpower if it means I don't have to fret and worry about stuff so much - goo goo ga ga sounds fine to me when asked about something incredibly, boringly complex. __________________ AutoGordianKnot Audacity K-Lite codec pack Irfan View GSpot TSF Photographer's Corner

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yustr Asst. Manager, The Conversation Pit Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Connecticut shore Posts: 6,052 OS: XP Pro My System	Re: 'Brain decline' begins at age 27 As I entered my 50's I realized that my memory is the second thing to go... > > > > > > > > > > > > I can't remember the first. __________________ If there are lawyers or politicians involved, logic may be a very poor tool for reaching a conclusion.

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bry623 Manager, The Conversation Pit/Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: NW Territory circa 1787 Posts: 11,692 OS: winxp pro sp2	Re: 'Brain decline' begins at age 27 I got married at 27. 'Nuff said. __________________ "If you aren't a liberal when you're 20, you have no heart. If you aren't a conservative when you are 50, you have no brain"

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yustr Asst. Manager, The Conversation Pit Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Connecticut shore Posts: 6,052 OS: XP Pro My System	Re: 'Brain decline' begins at age 27 I suffer from the 20-20 Rule - I'm sure some of you do too. > > > > > > > > > > > > > If it didn't happen 20 seconds or 20 years ago, I can't remember it. __________________ If there are lawyers or politicians involved, logic may be a very poor tool for reaching a conclusion.