– How people learn to think logically? Is there any limits to possible logical thinking, depending on age?
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If you want to learn more about the neuroscience behind this, look for the experiments performed by dr piaget.
He mapped the normal development stages.
A brain under normal condition develops and matures in various successive stages.
For instance, children before 2-3 years old are not capable of perspective taking. If you ask them to describe something, they will think every observers will see the same thing. They can’t comprehend that someone else has a different perspective.
Same with different concepts like deceit (around 4-5) or object permanance (around 1)
Logic and reasoning comes from an area of the brain that matures fairly late. And it matures through experience and practice.
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