Re: Reaction Time / Long Life

[Guest guest]

Hi folks:

Of course Dr. Walford did have the 'dropping ruler' test as one of

his bio-markers. But I found huge variations between different

measurements that I took of myself.

Rodney.

> > I believe reaction time is a bio-marker of aging, so reaction

time

> wrt age may suggest a " rate of aging " history.

> >

> > IQ afaik does not deteriorate with age, but some older people do

> act like they're IQ challenged :-). I guess it depends on what/how

> > it's measured. May be a partial marker for pre/near-post natal

> nutrition.

> >

> > JR

> >

> > -----Original Message-----

> > From: aequalsz [mailto:aequalsz@y...]

> > Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2005 11:03 AM

> >

> > Subject: [ ] OT - Think Fast: Reaction Time And IQ

May

> > Predict Long Life

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > Here's an interesting tidbit but somewhat off topic to CRON.

> >

> > " Think Fast: Reaction Time And IQ May Predict Long Life "

> >

> > http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/02/050204215523.htm

> >

> > PS. This is good news fer me since ahs got great reaction times

but

> > sadly nough ain't two smart. :-(

> >

> > Aequalsz :-)

[Guest guest]

I suspect reaction time tests have some utility but they may also be impacted by

personal experience. To wit, and of course this is

one (two?) rat anecdotal. A friend of mine, in fact the one who introduced me to

Walford and CR, performed the ruler test on me

years ago, long before I became restricted.

He was severely disappointed when I beat him by a decent margin on the ruler

test. He's several years younger than I am, " and " he

was CR'd already. I speculate my active participation in competitive sport

(racquetball/basketball) might maintain reaction times

somewhat better than sitting on a couch and watching TV :-). Or maybe I'm just

genetically predisposed to faster reaction times? I

don't believe it was a true overall marker of my apparent age vs. his.

Perhaps useful for comparing ourselves to earlier younger measurements (of

ours), but even this may be somewhat distorted by current

or past behavior.

JR

-----Original Message-----

From: Rodney [mailto:perspect1111@...]

Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2005 12:06 PM

Subject: [ ] Re: Reaction Time / Long Life

Hi folks:

Of course Dr. Walford did have the 'dropping ruler' test as one of

his bio-markers. But I found huge variations between different

measurements that I took of myself.

Rodney.

--- In , " Rodney " <perspect1111@y...>

wrote:

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