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Mme. Defarge
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February 11, 2024
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/bidens-memory-issues-draw-attention-neurologists-weigh-rcna138135
Thank you NBC!
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
February 9, 2024
Given the political controversy triggered by the Hur report
Would it not be appropriate for the U.S. attorney general to make public statement concerning it?
January 5, 2024
Opinion: Kool-Aid is for sissies
when you can mainline bleach.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218574330
December 18, 2023
Did he mean his Bavarian grandfather Friedrich of Whitehorse and Seattle brothel fame?
when he spoke of immigrants poisoning the blood of our country?
Frederick Trump
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Trump
December 17, 2023
Theyre poisoning the blood of our country. Thats what theyve done, Trump said. They poison mental institutions and prisons all over the world, not just in South America but all over the world. Theyre coming into our country, from Africa, from Asia, all over the world.
"Poisoning the blood of our country"?
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/16/politics/new-hampshire-republican-primary-trump-immigration/index.htmlTheyre poisoning the blood of our country. Thats what theyve done, Trump said. They poison mental institutions and prisons all over the world, not just in South America but all over the world. Theyre coming into our country, from Africa, from Asia, all over the world.
Did he mean his Bavarian grandfather Friedrich of Whitehorse and Seattle brothel fame?
Frederick Trump
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Trump
November 6, 2023
The economy remains a glaring weakness for Biden, polls show.
Joe Biden Is in Trouble
Trump May Not Need a Coup This Time
This is why I drink.
Headlines in today's NYT.
David Leonhardt explores four ways President Biden could improve his position.The economy remains a glaring weakness for Biden, polls show.
Joe Biden Is in Trouble
Trump May Not Need a Coup This Time
This is why I drink.
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