<!--quoteo(post=354593:date=Mar 16 2009, 12&#58;58 PM:name=JoeyandDavid)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (JoeyandDavid &#064; Mar 16 2009, 12&#58;58 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&amp;pid=354593">&lt;strong&gt;QUOTE BELOW&lt;/strong&gt;</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--><!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->It seems Mental powers start to dwindle at 27 after peaking at 22, marking the start of old age, US research suggests. <br />Professor Timothy Salthouse of Virginia University found reasoning, speed of thought and spatial visualization all decline in our late 20s. <br /><br />His seven-year study of 2,000 healthy people aged 18-60 is published in the journal Neurobiology of Aging. To test mental agility, the study participants had to solve puzzles, recall words and story details and spot patterns in letters and symbols. It’s basically the same tests that are already used by doctors to spot signs of dementia.<br /> <br />In nine out of 12 tests, the average age at which the top performance was achieved was 22. The first age at which there was any marked decline was at 27 in tests of brain speed, reasoning and visual puzzle-solving ability. <br /><br />Things like memory stayed intact until the age of 37, on average, <br />while abilities based on accumulated knowledge, such as performance on tests of vocabulary or general information, increased until the age of 60.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><br /><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><br />That explains alot around my house - LOL&#33; I always thought my mind left me after I was pregnant and had my son (I was 34) - I kinda blamed it on that but now I know the real deal&#33; Thanks Joey&#33; <img src="http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/biggrin.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":biggrin:" border="0" alt="biggrin.gif" />  <br />