 What happens to your consciousness/self-awareness as you age?
petercooper: I think the question is akin to asking "When does your taste in music peak?"  That is, I think it's an interesting question, but that the quality of what you're measuring is not absolute and changes in odd ways over time. I think that there's a significant difference in my self awareness (and taste in music!) between the ages of 20 and 28 (now) but it's not absolutely better or worse - just different.Yes, hearing gets worse as people age thus reducing consciousnessIf you're saying this, this emphasizes the differences, since I don't think even being rendered blind and deaf would reduce my levels of "consciousness" as I consider the term.