Daily Mail quotes a leading neuroscientist: People are happiest when they reach the age of 82, even getting older helps improve some brain functions.
Specifically, neuroscientist Daniel Levitin has conducted research to break the long-held stereotype of aging: that memory deteriorates, learning new skills becomes more difficult as we age.
According to neuroscientist Daniel Levitin, people are happiest when they reach the age of 82. (Illustration).
Speaking on Good Morning Sunday radio, Levitin said: “Over the last 10 years, neuroscience has found that memory doesn’t necessarily age proportionally .”
“Even many people think that the older people are, the more likely they are to become depressed.”
“Not everyone knows that the average age of happiness across 72 countries is 82 years old, and I think with modern science we can fight aging within the next 10 years.”
“Almost everyone is afraid of getting old, afraid of getting old like they are afraid of death.”
“Often the story will be, a person grows up, learns skills and becomes more sophisticated every day – at a certain point everything stalls, knowledge falls away.”
“But in fact, combined with the evidence over the last 10 years, the brain even improves as you get older, it gets better every day until we close our eyes.”
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Then Levitin cites some famous “old people” , whose face may be wrinkled, but the soul has never aged: 89-year-old actor Clint Eastwood, 69-year-old artist Stevie Wonder…
Actor Clint Eastwood.
Artist Stevie Wonder.
Once, Levitin asked Clint Eastwood the secret to a happy old age, and received the answer: “I don’t allow myself to be old”.
Don’t want to get old fast, get enough sleep!
After interacting with countless people who “face aging without aging” , Levitin asserts: “The wisest trick of man is to get enough sleep, 8 – 9 hours a night”.
Besides, he asserted that religious people also have a great happiness index, but atheists – perhaps because they cherish spiritual values more.
Similarly, even brief encounters with strangers every day is good for the mind. More specifically, exposure to strangers makes almost every part of the brain work: From decoding facial movements, words to how to react when presented… In short, people want to stay young for a long time. must sleep enough and not let the brain stagnate!