Ageing is usually thought of as a process of steady deterioration in our physical and mental capabilities as our chronological age increases.
An old person could be someone who is 80 - or, as blogger lilmama thinks, it could be 30
As lilmama writes:
I will be 30 in Sept. and I feel like I'm losing my youth.
Can I still be considered cool?
Is 30 all downhill?
I want to be young and cool forever!
(http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20060718112622AA5h9da)
Common signs of aging are a slowing down of our physical capabilities and a recognizable deterioration in some of our mental faculties.
More frequent memory lapses, difficulty in focusing, taking longer to understand others … these are some of the symptoms of mental aging.
Brain aging is a complex phenomenon, and several theories have been presented to try and explain the process.
What we do know is that genetic and environmental factors play a large part in the ageing process.
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