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Comment author: [deleted] 05 January 2014 07:02:46PM 4 points [-]

Any kind of formative skill development. Adults are great (or can be) at learning new applications of those skills, but not so much at forming entirely new skills. Look at children learning motor skills verses stroke patients, for example.

Comment author: Douglas_Knight 05 January 2014 08:32:06PM 2 points [-]

Do you have a reference discussing the comparison between children and stroke patients?

Comment author: [deleted] 05 January 2014 11:44:59PM 3 points [-]

Personal experience, being both a parent and volunteer at a stroke rehabilitation center.

Comment author: Douglas_Knight 06 January 2014 01:12:47AM 1 point [-]

Would you record your experience?

Comment author: [deleted] 06 January 2014 01:55:00AM 1 point [-]

I would if I had the time. I'll add it to my someday/maybe list a mile long :\ Making a positive singularity by finishing my AGI cones first...