是不是经常听父母说“你可长点心吧,都二十几岁的人了!”或者是“我像你这么大的时候都已经开始养家了!”又或者是各种让他们看不惯的行为引发的“二十几岁的人了还XX”句式。
不过,最近的科学研究成果完全可以让你以后底气十足地说:“人家可不就是个宝宝呢!”
脑科学家证实:人的大脑到了30岁以后才会完全成年。
在伦敦牛津医学科学院最近的一次会议上,剑桥大学的神经科学家彼得⋅琼斯教授解释说,我们的大脑并非一夜之间就成熟了,而是一个循序渐进的过程,最终达到成人状态要到我们30多岁的时候了。
Scientists who study the brain and nervous system say the age at which you become an adult is different for everyone.
研究大脑和神经系统的科学家说,每个人真正成年的年龄都是不一样的。
Research suggests people aged 18 are still going through changes in the brain which can affect behaviour and make them more likely to develop mental health disorders.
研究表明,人的大脑在18岁时仍在发生重大变化,其中不少变化会影响他们的行为,使他们更容易患上心理疾病。
▲ People don't become 'adults' until their 30s, say scientists (via BBC)
他补充说道,大部分国家都规定18岁了就算成年,一旦年满18就可以投票、买酒、抵押贷款等等,但这样的规定其实只是让教育、医疗和法律系统运转起来更为简便。
“What we’re really saying is that to have a definition of when you move from childhood to adulthood looks increasingly absurd,” professor Peter Jones explained at the meeting. “It’s a much more nuanced transition that takes place over three decades."
“我们真正想要表达的是,给从童年转变为成年定义一个时间点,看起来越来越荒谬了,”琼斯教授在会议上解释说,“这是一个非常微妙的过渡过程,大概会持续三十多年。”
"There isn't a childhood and then an adulthood. People are on a pathway, they're on a trajectory."
他说:“并不是说童年之后立即就是成年。人们始终都走在(逐渐成熟)这条路上,沿着这条轨道慢慢前进。”
▲ People's Brains Don't Reach Adulthood Until Age 30, Study Finds (via menshealth.com)