Adulting can officially start later in life.

Neuroscientists at the University of Cambridge found that the human brain experiences four pivotal turning points throughout someone’s lifetime, determining that adolescence begins around the age of 9 and lasts until age 32 on average, according to a study published in Nature Communications Nov. 25.

The study compared the brains of 3,802 people between ages 0 and 90 and found that there are five brain phases: childhood from birth to age 9, adolescence from 9 to 32, adulthood from 32 to 66, early aging from 66 to 83 and late aging from 83 onwards.

As the study notes, when a person is in their early 30s, their brain’s neural wiring shifts into adult mode, which then leads into the longest era, as adulthood can last up

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