• GentlemanLoser@reddthat.com
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    1 year ago

    Can you link me to this scientific proof that cognitive abilities are significantly in decline by age 70 please?

    • w00tabaga@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      You really need me to give you a link to prove that we decline as we age? Really?

      That’s also something you could easily google yourself but I have no problem providing some info to you:

      https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4015335/#:~:text=Cognitive change as a normal,speed%2C decline gradually over time.

      More specifically, read the part about “Executive Function”. But the whole thing is worth a read for a good overview.

      • Hominine@lemonine.hominine.xyz
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        1 year ago

        There is significant variability in age-related cognitive changes from individual to individual.

        Second time I’ve seen you post this study with little reflection outside your narrative. Cognitive decline, one must assume.

        • w00tabaga@lemm.ee
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          1 year ago

          Well yeah case to case with anything specific is going to be unique, but that is the overall general trend.

          This also isn’t one study, it’s a synopsis of lots of data and studies.

          Just like you might have the rare 80year old run a 5k, that doesn’t disprove that overall our bodies aren’t physically declining significantly overall by then.

    • qwertyqwertyqwerty@lemmy.one
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      1 year ago

      I mean, it’s not straight science, but have you met people over 70? They are not in their prime when it comes to work performance.

      • Yendor@sh.itjust.works
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        1 year ago

        Depends on the person. Some people are on an obvious decline in their 50s. Others are still quick as a whip in their 70s.

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        1 year ago

        Most of them don’t have the kind of medical care you get when you’re a Senator/President.