We ordinary people, due to the nature that created us, cannot constantly develop throughout our lives. At least there are periods when the development of our thinking and physical abilities starts to work “against us”.
We become not as strong as in our youth, we start to memorize events worse, and finally – our vision deteriorates. However much we may wish otherwise, all of this awaits us with age.
Psychologists have come up with an explanation for mental decline (not feeblemindedness, but specifically age-related decline).
The word “dementia” is derived from the Latin words “de” (down) and “mens” (mind). Its literal meaning is mental decline. This is important because the duration and course of the process depend on its initial point.
For someone standing on a sandy dune by the sea and starting to descend to sea level, it won’t take much time. But for someone starting the descent from the summit of Everest, they will remain at a great height for a long time (despite steadily going down).
There are numerous ways to test a person’s brain activity. Here’s one of them.
Try to find 8 faces in the picture within 30 seconds. Can you do it?
