Brains Work Best At Age of 39

jmke · 28th October 2008, 16:22

The loss of a fatty skin that coats the nerve cells, called neurons, during middle age causes the slowdown, experts say. The coating acts as insulation, similar to the plastic covering on an electrical cable, and allows for fast bursts of signals around the body and brain. When the sheath deteriorates, signals passing along the neurons in the brain slow down. This means reaction times in the body are slower too.

http://science.slashdot.org/article....30225&from=rss

29th October 2008, 05:37

Oh Crap! Seems I'm already over the hill and past my peak....

The Senile Doctor · 29th October 2008, 08:30

I feel it, at this rate, in six years I'll be godlike!

Bosw8er · 29th October 2008, 10:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Senile Doctor

I feel it, at this rate, in six years I'll be godlike!

Look at it from a different perspective: from then on also that part of your body will go downhill

cheers

28th October 2008, 16:22	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	Brains Work Best At Age of 39 The loss of a fatty skin that coats the nerve cells, called neurons, during middle age causes the slowdown, experts say. The coating acts as insulation, similar to the plastic covering on an electrical cable, and allows for fast bursts of signals around the body and brain. When the sheath deteriorates, signals passing along the neurons in the brain slow down. This means reaction times in the body are slower too. http://science.slashdot.org/article....30225&from=rss __________________

29th October 2008, 08:30	#3
The Senile Doctor Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: wherever the doom is Posts: 3,171	I feel it, at this rate, in six years I'll be godlike! __________________ OC-2-the-death Where the Reverend is doing his Magick, all mortals be silent Doom over the world

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
Brain Age drills make brain good at Brain Age, little more	jmke	WebNews	0	20th April 2010 19:05
Dragon Age: Origins CPU benchmarks - 75 percent boost for quad-cores	jmke	WebNews	0	4th November 2009 13:55
I'm getting dumber: Brain Decline Begins At Age 27	jmke	WebNews	0	17th March 2009 16:01
Seagate: Will lay off 10% of US work force	jmke	WebNews	1	15th January 2009 09:47
AMD Deneb AM3 chips will work in AM2+ socket	jmke	WebNews	0	6th July 2008 16:47
Identity Theft at Work	piotke	WebNews	0	27th June 2006 20:29
G.SKILL PC3200 2GB HS Testreport and some OC work	Kakaroto	Hardware Overclocking and Case Modding	2	2nd September 2005 10:44
SLI won't work with Microsoft Windows 2000	Sidney	WebNews	0	16th May 2005 17:53
ATI's SLI to work without connector	jmke	WebNews	0	31st December 2004 11:28
[MADshrimp] Team Stats 05/05->19/05/2003	jmke	Site & Forum Feedback - Folding@Home	20	21st May 2003 11:41

29th October 2008, 05:37	#2
FireTech Posts: n/a	Oh Crap! Seems I'm already over the hill and past my peak....