Comments on: Middle-Aged Brains Actually Work Quite Well

By: Anne Wayman

Anne Wayman — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 18:56:13 +0000

In reply to John Soares. Careful John, I may fall in love ;)

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Tweets that mention Middle-Aged Brains Actually Work Quite Well -- Topsy.com — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 18:55:27 +0000

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By: John Soares

John Soares — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 18:41:12 +0000

In reply to Cathy Miller. You did retweet this post, Cathy. You still got it!

By: John Soares

John Soares — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 18:38:16 +0000

In reply to Anne Wayman. Anne, I also spent a lot of time beside and on the ocean, especially when I lived on Kauai for three years in the 1990s. My brain learned to adjust to wave size, speed, and distance, especially when I was bodysurfing.

By: Cathy Miller

Cathy Miller — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 17:36:17 +0000

I used to have a phenomenal memory-I mean scary good. Now, that’s a thing of the past. At first, it really bothered me, but now I laugh about it. I have always been a big believer in trying new things or learning new things is the key. It’s good to know there’s life in the ol’ brain cells. 🙂

Thanks for an interesting post. If I remember, I’ll RT it. 🙂

By: Anne Wayman

Anne Wayman — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 17:26:00 +0000

In my early middle age I started of all things some commercial fishing out of San Francisco… salmon… which is a slow, graceful fisher. Since I had never been off shore or even coastal boating before I got to watch my brain learn depth perception out there and to watch sea birds in a new way. The brain is amazing at any age.

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Razor Sharp Brain for Boomers — This Old Brain — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:11:53 +0000

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By: John Soares

John Soares — Mon, 10 May 2010 20:47:22 +0000

In reply to BrandonBurgh.

Brandon, you’re smart enough to write things down, and that’s important.

I remember pi also. But I don’t remember how to integrate, or solve differential equations.

By: BrandonBurgh

BrandonBurgh — Mon, 10 May 2010 20:16:54 +0000

Hey John,
well, i’m in the same boat as you. I have some issues with my memory. don’t know why, but it’s sad.
I find myself writing everything down. Though I’m still good with numbers and stuff (I remembe pi is 3.1415927) go figure, but man…some of it is fading fast man.

Brandon
.-= BrandonBurgh´s last blog ..Victim or Champion? How I Really Feel… =-.

By: John Soares

John Soares — Sat, 08 May 2010 14:38:50 +0000

In reply to Walter. Walter, this is essentially what Barbara Strauch is saying in her book. We gain important skills and abilities that help us function well in the world, while we also decline in certain functions such as short-term memory.