Current Events > "The mind stops developing at 25" or "reaches maturity"

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Myth. An on track PhD student can finish at 25. Usually there isnt much more to be done after that, but that's pure contingency.
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Conflict posted...

Not seeing how that contradicts that statement

All they have to do is add something after PhD and then there is a contradiction
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"Football players peak in their mid to late 20s, and the instant they hit the peak they cant football anymore and insta retire"

This is the kind of argument you're making. Lay off the drugs

Also getting a PhD is more about discipline and perseverance than raw intelligence
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MacadamianNut3 posted...

"Football players peak in their mid to late 20s, and the instant they hit the peak they cant football anymore and insta retire"

This is the kind of argument you're making. Lay off the drugs

Also getting a PhD is more about discipline and perseverance than raw intelligence

You dont even know the form of "that kind of srgument"

But I guess you can learn it
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I read that you don't create any more neurons after 13 (fucking 13!) Brain might potentially peak in efficiency around 18. And yeah, prefrontal-cortex is developed by 25. The rational part of the brain.

You can learn at any age, but with increased difficulty. Less "plasticity" in the brain, less processing power, more difficulty in remembering things, etc. It's always best to learn new languages as a child. They can pick up anything insanely fast though, which is why it's not at all uncommon to see "child prodigies."
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Ultima Dragon posted...

I read that you don't create any more neurons after 13 (fucking 13!)

It was thought that no neurons developed after birth for a while. This has been shown to be false, but the extent and purpose of adult neurogenesis is unknown. Mostly found to be restricted to particular portions of the brain, like the dentate gyrus.

Never the less, average peak of development for prefrontal cortex is about 25, evidence from cortical thinning at least.

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Also, finishing your PhD at 25 is probably a bit rare.

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COVxy posted...

Also, finishing your PhD at 25 is probably a bit rare.

Sorry, didnt mean to summon you by trespassing
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this is not the first time I've said this, and it won't be the last:

I feel like every topic you make stops just short of being perfectly comprehensible
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COVxy posted...

Also, finishing your PhD at 25 is probably a bit rare.

I think it used to be a lot more common, afaik PhD programs have gotten a lot longer to complete

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averagejoel posted...

this is not the first time I've said this, and it won't be the last:

I feel like every topic you make stops just short of being perfectly comprehensible

Using me is like reprogramming Sekiro to be easy
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But serious @averagejoel Whaaaaaaaaat are you getting at?
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Iirc some push this age even to 28 or so
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