"Shakespeare wrote in his play As You Like It that we humans go through seven ages. The first is the "infant mewling and puking"; next "the whining schoolboy"; then "the lover sighing like a furnace", followed by the soldier "full of strange oaths, seeking the bubble reputation"; then "the justice in fair round belly"; the sixth age is "with spectacles on nose"; and finally there's "second childishness"."
"It's a wonderfully succinct account of the stages we go through in life. Now it looks like brain scientists have put paid to this, finding instead five stages - at least when it comes to our brains. Perhaps, most interestingly, they have found that the brain on average doesn't really stabilise into full adulthood until the age of 32."
"Keeping your mind active, even by doing a daily crossword, can stave off diseases like Alzheimer's"
Keeping the mind active, even by doing a daily crossword, helps stave off neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's. Shakespeare outlined seven ages of human life, including infancy, schoolboy, lover, soldier, justice, aged with spectacles, and 'second childishness.' Brain scientists identify five stages of brain development rather than seven. The brain on average does not fully stabilize into adulthood until about age 32. The later maturation implies that cognitive development and vulnerability to decline continue well into the thirties, and that ongoing mental activity may support brain health across a longer developmental window.
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