Human Intelligence, Memory and Reasoning Peak Between Ages 55 to 60.

Forget the myth that your brain slows after 40, new neuroscience research suggests that human intelligence, memory, and reasoning actually peak between ages 55 and 60.

Using large-scale cognitive data and brain imaging, scientists found that older adults often outperform younger ones in pattern recognition, decision-making, and emotional stability. This “late-life cognitive bloom” is attributed to decades of neural connections and life experience that strengthen the brain’s executive networks.

Rather than fading with age, the brain seems to optimize itself for wisdom, empathy, and strategic thinking, a hopeful reminder that mental power evolves rather than declines. The study reshapes how society views aging: not as a loss of ability, but as the age of mastery.

Meanwhile, Did you know that.....

A simple daily habit can transform a child’s entire future. Research shows that reading to your child for just twenty minutes a day exposes them to nearly 1.8 million words every year, an extraordinary head start in life. Those stories, voices, and words aren’t just entertainment; they’re nourishment for the growing brain.

When parents read aloud, neurons spark, language centers strengthen, and imagination expands. It builds memory, vocabulary, empathy, and focus, all skills that shape academic success and emotional resilience later on. Even infants benefit from hearing the rhythm of language before they can speak, absorbing sound patterns that prepare them for reading and communication.

The science behind this is powerful. Children who are read to regularly show higher IQ levels, better listening comprehension, and stronger emotional bonds with their caregivers. Each story shared becomes a bridge,connecting hearts, shaping identity, and nurturing confidence.

And it doesn’t take much. Just twenty minutes a day, a bedtime story, a morning rhyme, or an afternoon adventure,can change how a child sees the world and themselves within it. Those minutes add up to millions of words, thousands of ideas, and endless possibilities.

In a fast-paced digital world, reading remains one of the purest and most profound acts of love. Open a book, share a story, and watch a mind unfold.

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Lastly, Filipino Talents in the late 1920's...

In 1928, a group of five young Filipino debaters toured US universities to battle American youth on the issue of Philippine independence. The Pinoy team crushed debaters from Stanford University, the University of Minnesota, the University of Utah, the University of Michigan, the University of Illinois, George Washington University, Indiana University, and the University of Wisconsin. When they got to Miami University in Ohio, their reputation preceded them; and they were asked to give speeches instead of debate.

FRONT L-R: Deogracias Puyat (brother of Gil Puyat and future lawyer from Pampanga), Carlos P. Romulo (future diplomat and statesman from Tarlac) Teodoro Evangelista (future President of FEU and Secretary of Education from Bulacan)

BACK L-R: Pedro Camus (from Manila), Jacinto C. Borja (future ambassador to Japan and governor of Bohol)