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Amber Louise Bryce

What age do humans reach their mental peak? It’s not as old as you think

Most of us dread the thought of getting older, but new research suggests an unexpected benefit of ageing: our mental functioning peaks between the ages of 55 and 60.

While previous studies have found that humans reach their physical peak in their mid-twenties to early thirties, researchers in Australia found that our psychological processing abilities continue to improve.

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