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28.01.2024

We can't become mature immediately – it takes time to become more responsible and learn our lessons in life. New research, recently published in Nature Communications, presents convincing evidence indicating that executive function, a cluster of cognitive skills essential for tasks such as planning, task-switching, resisting distractions, and sustaining focus, typically reaches maturity around the age of 18.

Kate Yakimchuk research maturity social skills responsibility Psychology 28 January 2024