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		Teleoflexuous on March 6, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Age and cognitive skills: Use it or lose it That's pretty much current state of knowledge. Terms you want to check for more detailed info are 'liquid intelligence' and 'crystalized intelligence', but you basically nailed it.

pjmorris on March 6, 2025 [–]

I've seen 'fluid' as well as 'liquid' intelligence, but these are the terms the scientific community seems to use.

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