Does Old Age Begin at 27?

on March 19, 2009 at 11:09 AM

memory, aging, knot I just read that we start getting old at age 27.

I'm almost 35. Does this mean I need to call the funeral home and start planning my arrangements?

According to a new study at the University of Virginia, our brain's abilities peak at age 22 and spiral into decline thereafter.

I know for fact this isn't true. If my brain had been at its peak when I was 22 years old, I wouldn't have married my first husband.

The study, published in the journal Neurobiology of Aging, said that test scores for reasoning and speed of thought began to drop at age 27. Memory dropped at age 37. On the positive side, our vocabularies improve around 60.

Wait, I forgot what this story is about.

Oh, it's about age 27 being the new age 90.

Do you buy it? Do you think we start to get old at age 27?

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Comments (21)

Jmum

on Mar 19, 2009 at 11:22 AM

I so didn't need to hear this. I turned 27 this past December and it hit me pretty hard. 26 was still close to 25, but 27 is too close to thirty for me. I think my brain has gone downhill since having a kid, but apparently 27 didn't help. Time to break out the crossword puzzles and fish...

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ThePopeVI

on Mar 19, 2009 at 11:25 AM

um I think its crap! Of course I have to say it because I turn 27 next year, and I am NOT getting OLD yet! gee wiz these people get paid too much to make stuff up!

momsrock13

on Mar 19, 2009 at 11:27 AM

That would explain why I have felt so crappy-I just turned 39!

tomsmom07

on Mar 19, 2009 at 11:30 AM

I guess my niece has been right all along. ~LOL~ she always says me and her mom are old I'm 26 almost 27 and her mom is 30

MistyAB

on Mar 19, 2009 at 11:36 AM

Oh god.. I hope not. I turned 27 in October.. I dont feel old yet. It is kinda crazy to think about being 27 though.. I mean, I was 16 OVER 10 years ago!! It seems like just yesterday...

NannyB.

on Mar 19, 2009 at 11:41 AM

Nope. That's a lie. Old age begins when you start to think of yourself as old. I'm going to soon be 63, and I still think and feel and act like I'm 18. It's all in how you look at it and study it. It's also about not listening to this kind of crap.