Is wisdom depends on age
A Life / / December 19, 2019
Sometimes a young man can be wise beyond his years, and the elderly - and stupid neosmotritelen. However, in a society stuck opinion that wisdom comes only with age.
Why do we associate with the wisdom of old age? The reasons lie in the biological factors. The longer a person lives, the richer it becomes a life experience. Therefore, with age our mind develops.
Because of their experience in some aspects of older people really are more competent than the young. For example, in solving problems, planning, Setting goals for the future relationship. After all this they are at the time already passed. It is not surprising that the older generation gives the instruction of youth, which, in most cases, treat them with respect and trust.
Gaining wisdom is a kind of compensation for the natural aging process. A unique gift of nature. With age a man deteriorating memory. At the same time, some studies show that the process of thinking, on the contrary, improved.
When making decisions in the elderly involved prefrontal cortex, which is responsible for rational thinking and forecasting.
brain scan shows that the solution to the problem of young people use only one hemisphere, and the elderly - are both at the same time. This process is called "bilateralizatsiya". Thanks to this man a thorough approach to address the problem. The brain generates representations that in the future in the event of such a situation is allowed to act accordingly.
Based on these physiological characteristics, we can say that the elderly really wiser than the young. However, according to conventional wisdom, the wise man should possess such skills and qualities such as empathy, tolerance, emotional intelligence, The ability to take another's point of view and think about other people. And it depends not on age but on the nature of the man himself.