"My Longevity Intervention? Age of Empires 4" — Researcher Jokes Off a Brain-Age Study
MaxUnfried · x · 2026-10-14
Researcher MaxUnfried jokes that if anyone asks what longevity intervention he does, the answer is Age of Empires 4.
The post quotes a study finding that after 30 hours of playing the strategy game StarCraft II, adults showed roughly a three-year drop in EEG-estimated brain age — a lighthearted AI/tech-circle riff on a research result.
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