Another interesting OT test!

[alpinerabbit]

26 (really 35). I have a head cold

[oxysback]

Brain Age - 19
Real Age - 38

I don't know if that's a good thing or not!

[mimitabby]

I'm 80 years old. I guess i should have played computer games.

[Kimmyt]

52 for me.

What I want to know is how they determined what is what for the ages, esp. since most of us seem to not be scoring in our age bracket?

Also that dang 1 in the number test looked alot like the 7.

[mimitabby]

so people either got 80 or some very young age. hm. some test.

[Possegal]

they did a bad job of putting it into context, to this apparently 18 yr old scientist's brain. this really is a more a reflex/stamina/attention span test, which to me may not really translate to 'cognition'. but, intersesting none the less.

and yes, the 1 and the 7 looked a lot alike.
and i found myself getting a little comatose staring at the screen waiting for a new flash of words or numbers. but comatose is my normal state lately, so that may confound the variables here!

[indigoiis]

I'm sixty five. Where's my brain's retirement part? (you all are invited.)

[Tuckervill]

I'm 46. My brain is 40. The 1 did look like a 7.

Karen

[GLC1968]

Do I get the award for getting closest to my real age? I'm 40 by a few months and it said my brain was 39.

I think it's partly testing reflexes (which get worse as you age, theoretically). But there is also attention span, accuracy, concentration, vision...etc. Lots of things come into play here.

[Jones]

MY brain age 44 and I will be 44 in 6 days and the 1 and 7 did look a lot alike.

[emily_in_nc]

I think the 1 and 7 looked similar for a reason -- to try to trip you up. I know I hit the right-arrow key a couple of times when the 1 flashed up, since I was trying to be really fast. Apparently it didn't hurt my results any; I can't believe my brain is the youngest here!

But, as some of you point out, I'm not sure that is always a good thing. Youngsters are immature, impulsive and often make ill-thought-out decisions! Hmmm, that couldn't possibly be me!

Obviously this test is measuring something (reaction time & visual perception, I'd guess), but just a small factor in "brain age". Still, it was kinda of fun.

Emily

[GLC1968]

I'm going to guess that the 'younger' scoring people had faster reaction times, but likely had more errors. The 'older' scoring people probably had slower times but greater accuracy. The rest of us probably fell somewhere in the middle.

Emily - didn't you you score particulary well on some other test we did where reaction time was measured? Something about sheep, maybe? I know my reaction time on that one wasn't very good...so you are definitely faster on the draw than I am!

[emily_in_nc]

I'm going to guess that the 'younger' scoring people had faster reaction times, but likely had more errors. The 'older' scoring people probably had slower times but greater accuracy. The rest of us probably fell somewhere in the middle.

Emily - didn't you you score particulary well on some other test we did where reaction time was measured? Something about sheep, maybe? I know my reaction time on that one wasn't very good...so you are definitely faster on the draw than I am!

Oh yes, the sheep test -- I do think I did fairly well on that too; you have a good memory (see, your brain is younger than mine after all!)

I also agree with your theory of young age = faster but more errors (impulsive), and old age = slower but more accurate.

I also type really fast but make a lot of mistakes -- same kind of thing. My backspace gets more use than just about any other key!

Good analysis! BTW, how is Portland?

Emily

[GLC1968]

Oh yes, the sheep test -- I do think I did fairly well on that too; you have a good memory (see, your brain is younger than mine after all!)

I also agree with your theory of young age = faster but more errors (impulsive), and old age = slower but more accurate.

I also type really fast but make a lot of mistakes -- same kind of thing. My backspace gets more use than just about any other key!

Good analysis! BTW, how is Portland?

Emily

Portland (and the PNW in general) ROCKS (particularly this time of year!)...but the new job is only eh. I guess that's the price we pay to live where we want to live and do what we want to do, right? I definitely think we did the right thing by moving out this way.

[Possegal]

I don't know, I know that I only once hit the wrong button, (during the yes no part, I think my left hand was so glad to be playing along that it hit at the first sign of a word, and that word was YES) so I had only one error and it says my brain is 18. See, that's my issue here, more detailed explanation of the test and how it comes to the conclusions it does. I'm always the scientist, I need to know more about the study.