[deleted] 3 points4 points 9 months ago

If someone experiences trauma that locks them into a state of arrested development are they more able to learn foreign languages and change personalities post 25?

MiLlamoEsMatt 4 points5 points 9 months ago

Yes and no? It's incredibly complicated. The ELI10 version is that the changes are a result of the brain developing and not your brain being "spongier" before it's done. So if your brain stops developing early, you'll just lock in as a teenager or something. If it took a break for whatever reason, then you'll go through the typical changes, it'll just happen after 25.

The real-world example of delayed or stunted development is a lot of 30 somethings that need to "grow up" and stop acting like they're in high school.

justfornow456 0 points1 point 9 months ago

So you're saying that delayed development isn't a bad thing? So it's not like you make your bed by 25 and then you sleep in it forever.

I'm just worried because I'm 17 and feel like I am a lot stupider than I should be. Seeing that there's some plasticity deadline is unnerving.

heheheheheheheoh 0 points1 point 9 months ago

He didn’t say it’s not a bad thing. In fact the last paragraph makes it pretty clear it’s a bad thing. 30-year-old teenagers running around is a bad thing.

justfornow456 0 points1 point 9 months ago

That's not what I'm asking. I'm asking if I have time to change or not.