I really like this piece of research!! It explains so much that is obvious.
Sheree Willis: Seattle Longitudinal Study. Found that our brains are at their best ever between 40 and 65. Our brains our logic our problem-solving our ability to get the gist of an argument to get the big picture. Solutions ‘pop into our brain by magic’. We are wise.
Myelin makes brain cells efficient. Myelination continues deep into middle age and peaks in the mid-50s.
We focus more on the positive in middle age and older. Our amygdala responds less and less to the negative.
Barbara Strauch: The Secret Life of the Grown Up Brain.