Phases of life as states of excitation

[petrushka.googol]

I like to visualize the stages of life : infant, teen, adult, aged as different stages of (neuronal) excitation.

 

As an infant we are always learning and absorbing.

 

As a teen we are consolidating.

 

As an adult we are collecting and disseminating.

 

As an aged person we are regressing.

 

These are clear phases with marked characteristics.

 

Do you agree ?

[swansont]

Neuronal excitation has to actually mean something, and be measurable, for this to make any scientific sense. And you have to have some kind of model or data that backs it up.

[Ophiolite]

As an infant we are always learning and absorbing.

As a teen we are consolidating.

As an adult we are collecting and disseminating.

As an aged person we are regressing.

These are clear phases with marked characteristics.

 

Do you agree ?

As an aged person I am avoiding regressing through a combination of learning, absorbing, consolidating, collecting and disseminating. So, I seem to disagree. And like Swansont I have no idea what you mean by neuronal excitation. In what way does the behaviour of a neuron differ when it collecting, compared with when is learning?

[Strange]

I like to visualize the stages of life : infant, teen, adult, aged as different stages of (neuronal) excitation.

 

As an infant we are always learning and absorbing.

 

As a teen we are consolidating.

 

As an adult we are collecting and disseminating.

 

As an aged person we are regressing.

 

These are clear phases with marked characteristics.

 

Do you agree ?

 

I don't agree that theses phases exist. Many people spend their whole lives learning, for example. You seem to be just making stuff up. Again.

 

And I don't see any connection with neurons - apart from the obvious fact that all mental activity involves neuron excitation (and inhibition).

[andrewcellini]

Do you agree ?

no

 

i get the impression you put "neuronal" in there to try and make the idea seem a little more palatable and scientific. it didn't work.

 

what makes you think that we only learn during infancy?

 

what is the difference between "absorbing" and "collecting?"

 

These are clear phases with marked characteristics.

 

these "phases" don't have clear definitions, and it's not apparent that you could actually measure them or what connection they have to "neuronal excitations."

[Phi for All]

I like to visualize the stages of life : infant, teen, adult, aged as different stages of (neuronal) excitation.

 

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Do you agree ?

 

No, I think this type of visualization is BAD. How is this different than saying that a particular group is lazy, or dishonest? Why do you think all aged people are regressing?

 

Viewing people this way is almost guaranteed to taint your judgement. You should think about getting a thinner brush to paint with. The one you're using causes you to make assumptions and generalize, which historically has not worked AT ALL for you.

 

And after all the times it's been mentioned, it's something you still refuse to take on board. It seems to be a blind spot for you.

[John Cuthber]

I like to visualize the stages of life : infant, teen, adult, aged as different stages of (neuronal) excitation.

 

As an infant we are always learning and absorbing.

 

As a teen we are consolidating.

 

As an adult we are collecting and disseminating.

 

As an aged person we are regressing.

 

These are clear phases with marked characteristics.

 

Do you agree ?

No.

But you are not the first to try to split life into slices.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_the_world%27s_a_stage

[CharonY]

I like to visualize human development as pancake. First we are like batter, unfinished and kind of yucky. Then on the hot pan we see and smell the potential, but is still a bit wet and useless. Once done it is perfect, tasty has all the nice bits and depending on preference you can keep it fluffier or more on the crispy side.

Once it gets stale it is still a perfectly alright pancake, but you wished you had gotten it earlier. Also, I am hungry.