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When Does Maturity Set In?
An anonymous reader writes "Two Dartmouth researchers claim that they are one step closer to discovering at what age human maturity sets in. From the article: 'For the study, Baird and graduate student Craig Bennett looked at the brains of nineteen 18-year-old Dartmouth students who had moved more than 100 miles to attend college. A control group of 17 older students, ranging in age from 25 to 35, were also studied for comparison. The results indicate that significant changes took place in the brains of these individuals. The changes were localized to regions of the brain known to integrate emotion and cognition. Specifically, these are areas that take information from our current body state and apply it for use in navigating the world.'"
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When moving away from home you encounter a hell of a lot of new experiences and theres so much to learn and take in.
For instance, embedding the location of the pub and distance to the nearest kebab shop are key.
Students who cannot manage this feat rarely last a week, you see them cold hungry and sober in lectures wishing they were back at home.
Of course your brain matures when you leave home though, you do have to adapt, because you just couldn't survive if you let your mummy do everything.
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You're never going to get first post! Grow up!!!!!
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From TA:
.... significant changes took place in the brains of these individuals"
"During the first year of college
- yeah, because it's the first year of college - they're all busy pickling their brains with newly found alcohol and drugs.
duh.
I wonder what the effect of beer is on maturity and these areas of the brain known to integrate emotion and cognition?
I know after 12 pints I often lose the ability to speak, start dribbling, and crawl around on the floor like a 2 year old ...
You're only young once, but you can be immature forever.
Oh, that's wrong. It really should be: You're only young once, but you can be immature any time you want to be.
I guess it's the perspective age brings. Now go fetch Grampa his whiskey, and mind you he knows exactly how much should be in there.
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How do you define or measure maturaty for a study? Is it when you stop laughing when someone farts or says penis? Penis.
Can I bum a sig?
After 12 pints I am invisible - and Superman !
hey Grampa, Grama's been dead for 15 years, so that whiskey ain't exactly gonna help you with your sex life.
No, but spending your inheritence will.
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