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When I m 64: Age-Related Variability in Over 40,000 Online Cognitive Test Takers | The Journals of Gerontology: Series B | Oxford Academic

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Life-span cognitive performance shows a nonlinear pattern, with gradual decline over early and mid-adulthood, followed by a transition in the 60s to notably accelerated, but more variable, decline. Some people show less decline than others, and some cognitive abilities show less within-person decline than others.

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Well, that’s just F*&%ing great. And in fact, I’ve noticed a pretty significant diminution in my native genius. Of course, I feel like I have more perspective on things now as well. The river spreading out as it reaches the sea, I suppose. I just want to make it all the way to the ocean and not get trapped in some swamp or aging hydro project.