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What happens to our memory as we age?

by shsachdev on 3/16/24, 8:16 PM with 7 comments

  • by claytongulick on 3/16/24, 10:00 PM

    This seems like a shallow take on a complex subject.

    It seems overly simplistic to unilaterally claim that our brains decline past age 30.

    Sure, under some metrics. Under others they improve [1].

    There's a reason why we don't put 20 year olds in charge of our nuclear arsenal, for example - and it has nothing to do with the ability to remember a sequence of 7 numbers instead of 6.

    [1]https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/why-you-should-...

  • by drivingmenuts on 3/17/24, 4:37 AM

    It’s not that my memory is bad; I just stop giving a damn.

    If it’s important, someone will remind me.