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Your brain doesn’t peak in your mid 20s 🧠
A Cambridge study analyzing 3,802 MRI scans reveals five epochs of brain development. The most surprising finding: adolescence doesn’t end at 18 but at 32. During this phase, neural efficiency keeps rising. At 32, the strongest structural shift of the entire lifespan occurs.
From 66, white matter begins to degenerate. After 83, cognition shifts from global connectivity to local networks 🔬
The good news: The U.S. POINTER trial (2,111 participants, JAMA 2025) shows that structured changes in exercise, MIND diet and cognitive training delay decline by up to two years 💡
Save this post. Which brain epoch are you in?
Sources: Mousley et al., Nature Comm. 2025; Baker et al., JAMA 2025; Salk Institute 2026
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