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Your brain can keep improving into your 90s, study finds (www.sciencedaily.com)
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[–] Lemming6969@lemmy.world -2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I'd guess every 20 years after 20 years old, processing power drops by 50%. By 80 you're almost 90% gone, fucking braindead in comparison to 20.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Why would you guess?

And why would your guess be so... Well, so bad?

[–] I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

Because they’re 120 years old.