Re: Hapworth
Camille Scaysbrook (verona_beach@geocities.com)
Sun, 23 May 1999 11:42:23 +1000
Anyone who listened to Paul's radio programme would have heard the bit I
said about that time when I was sixteen and I felt my mind changing. All of
it was true, it was like that Emily Dickinson line: `I felt a cleaving in
my mind'. I'm quite glad to hear that there is a biological explaination
for this, because it was really noticeable. I haven't truly felt whole ever
since. I feel like my mind is overflowing and bulging at the seams,
beforehand I felt like I had a handle on everything. Maybe this is because
things *were* newer; my mind less bombarded with information.
Most notably, this change coincided with the end of my ability to write
fluently anytime, anywhere. I don't know, maybe it's a combination of
things, maybe I'm fooling myself but I feel a lot dumber now than I did
even five years ago.
And here's me thinking it was all that underage drinking (:
Camille
verona_beach@geocities.com
@ THE ARTS HOLE http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Theater/6442
@ THE INVERTED FOREST http://www.angelfire.com/pa/invertedforest
Sean Draine wrote:
> The various neural systems of the human brain continue to organize,
refine,
> and tune themselves up to the age of about 21. The result of this process
> is, without question, enhanced working memory capacity, a richer long
term
> memory store, and increased powers of logic and reasoning. One notable
> exception is language acquisition, for which there is a well established
> critical period that ends around the time of puberty.
>
> The existence of the occassional child genius does not run counter to the
> above, because these kids only get smarter with age.
>
> That said, a child's lack of knowledge often lends them a unique, fresh,
> creative perspective on things.
>
> -Sean