Cognitive-decline

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cognitive-decline

Title text: Interestingly, YOU'RE getting dumber too!

Votey

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It has long been noted that mental ability declines with age.

After an early peak, humans become worse at every

Mental task, from memory to reaction time

Yet, we all know that we were more likely to drunkenly jump over a firepit at age 20 than at age 50. This indicates better mental ability.

Until now, there was no explanation for this paradox. To fill this void we propose the

• repressed cognitive overload" theory of mental decline.

According to rco theory, as human beings get older their brains get linearly better, but exponentially more occupied by mental arguments with other people.

mentalability

Age

The resulting mental ability curve shows a linear increase until about 18 years of age. At this point, the cognitive load due to mental quarreling becomes noticeable, creating a lifelong diminishment of available processing power.

Available

Mental

Processing

Ability

18

Age

This explains the 50-called cognitive decline" among those who have the most knowledge and experience.

It also explains senility: Your elderly relatives have extremely powerful cognitive abilities, but they are monopolized by an exquisitely detailed

Simulated argument with some guy on cable news.

I am, in fact, currently giving a scientific lecture while mentally fighting with my wife, my brother, and a

Any questions?

Poorly-trained miniature

Pony.

Do you have evidence

For any of this?

My cognitive ability just dropped 10%

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I'm getting dumber as we speak 173

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