[video available on spotify] it’s my birthday. i’m 24, which means i’m almost 25. which means my prefrontal cortex is almost done developing. in honor of my 24th birthday, i thought it'd be kind of fun to discuss all of the evidence of my prefrontal cortex nearing its final stages of development. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Happy birthday to me Happy birthday to me Happy birthday to me Happy birthday Oh, it's my birthday. Yeah, it is. I'm 24. Time flies. But you know what that means? I'm almost 25. And you know what that means? My prefrontal cortex is almost done developing. My brain is almost fully adult. If you don't know what a prefrontal cortex is, to be honest, I don't really know either.
I know it's a part of the brain. I don't exactly know what part it is. And that's kind of mortifying to admit for me, honestly, because I use the word, the term prefrontal. prefrontal cortex so often. It's like in my vocabulary and I don't really know what part of the brain it is. So let's read the definition together.
The prefrontal cortex is the part of the brain that controls higher order cognitive functions, including decision-making, planning, and personality. And And apparently, it's pretty much done developing by your mid-20s, approximately at age 25. So I'm almost a full-grown adult. And that's exciting because, you know, from what I've heard from the adults in my life,
Having a fully developed prefrontal cortex is pretty awesome because life in a lot of ways is sort of easier. Making decisions, planning things, coordinating things, those things are hard when you're younger. The older you get, the more developed your prefrontal cortex is, the more wisdom you have, the easier it is to deal with some of life's problems. And that's sort of a beautiful thing.
But it is also sort of terrifying to be approaching the end of the era where I can use the excuse that my brain isn't fully developed whenever I make a mistake. So, you know, I'm mourning that loss, but I'm also excited. I'm not afraid of growing up. And I think it's because of my parents' relationship to getting older, particularly my dad's.
He has reassured me throughout my life that getting older is an incredible thing. You know, he's 60 years old and he reminds me almost on a daily basis how much fun he's having. He's like, I'm having more fun now than I've ever had before. Seeing him living his best life every day, I'm like, I can do it too. We can all do it too.
Anywho, in honor of my 24th birthday, I thought it'd be kind of fun to discuss all of the evidence of my prefrontal cortex nearing its final stages of development. Within the last year or so, I've noticed a lot of maturation. See, even that word, maturation, big word. It's very clear that the prefrontal is just, it's hardening, you know?
I've noticed a bit of growing up and I think it's solid evidence that, you know, that frontal lobe is frontal lobing. You know what I mean? And so, I don't know, I thought I'd share with you all some of the results of my brain development. Like, you know, some of the things that have changed about me Without further ado, here is a list of all of the proof that my prefrontal cortex has developed.
Let's begin. Number one, partying, going to the club, going to a bar, these things are no longer as enjoyable for me. And to be honest, this is something I'm kind of sad about. Like I'm struggling with this one. Like I still try to go out sometimes and I really don't enjoy it, but I want to enjoy it.
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