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As Bidens memory issues draw attention, neurologists weigh in
What are normal memory changes?
Its normal for older brains to have more difficulty retaining new information and then retrieving the information, but mental processes like decision-making and judgment can actually improve with age, said Dr. Thomas Wisniewski, director of NYU Langone Healths Alzheimers Disease Research Center and its Center for Cognitive Neurology.
Although the raw power of memory has some degree of decline, perhaps wisdom can increase because the individual has a greater backlog of experiences and different situations as to what is the best thing to do, Wisniewski said.
While the conversation surrounding aging is often framed around a persons diminishing memory or executive functioning, there are cognitive benefits that come with growing older, Selkoe said.
There is a type of emotional intelligence and ability to handle many different kinds of experiences in life that come with greater longevity, he said. People can make decisions more carefully and more rationally.
What are normal memory changes?
Its normal for older brains to have more difficulty retaining new information and then retrieving the information, but mental processes like decision-making and judgment can actually improve with age, said Dr. Thomas Wisniewski, director of NYU Langone Healths Alzheimers Disease Research Center and its Center for Cognitive Neurology.
Although the raw power of memory has some degree of decline, perhaps wisdom can increase because the individual has a greater backlog of experiences and different situations as to what is the best thing to do, Wisniewski said.
While the conversation surrounding aging is often framed around a persons diminishing memory or executive functioning, there are cognitive benefits that come with growing older, Selkoe said.
There is a type of emotional intelligence and ability to handle many different kinds of experiences in life that come with greater longevity, he said. People can make decisions more carefully and more rationally.
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/bidens-memory-issues-draw-attention-neurologists-weigh-rcna138135
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Thank you NBC! (Original Post)
Mme. Defarge
Feb 2024
OP
Thx for posting!! President Biden's age should SOOO not be an issue. This man loves his country and the
PortTack
Feb 2024
#1
wait someone actually talked to a doctor instead of just accepting a medical opinion from a MAGA lawyer as fact?
Takket
Feb 2024
#2
From almighty internet-- Psychologist said if Biden did call trump a "friggin idiot," his
Silent Type
Feb 2024
#4
PortTack
(35,177 posts)1. Thx for posting!! President Biden's age should SOOO not be an issue. This man loves his country and the
American ppl, probably more than most public servants. If for one minute he thought, or was told by ma medical professional that he could no longer serve due to mental incapacity, he would immediately resign!!
Anyone saying anything different
GO F..K YOURSELF!
sheshe2
(89,288 posts)3. If I had a heart left to give...
It would be for this post.
Best I can do...❤
Thank you.
Randomthought
(898 posts)7. I had one gave it for you
sheshe2
(89,288 posts)10. Well done, Randomthought.
Thank you ❤
Lochloosa
(16,473 posts)13. So did I.
Takket
(22,784 posts)2. wait someone actually talked to a doctor instead of just accepting a medical opinion from a MAGA lawyer as fact?
WHAT A CONCEPT!!!!!!!!!
A real doctor would be smarter than a maggot.
Silent Type
(8,098 posts)4. From almighty internet-- Psychologist said if Biden did call trump a "friggin idiot," his
cognition is sound.
sheshe2
(89,288 posts)6. Kick and Rec
betsuni
(27,425 posts)8. K&R
Randomthought
(898 posts)9. Yes!
I am 74 and my memory is not what it once was, but I can think and act rationally. Another thing to remember is as we age we lose our tolerance for bulls**t.
Cha
(306,830 posts)12. Yes.. No Tolerance At All!


Cha
(306,830 posts)11. Thank You & Akshay Syal, M.D!