Brain doesn't slow down until your 60s – later than we thought

Re:Brain doesn't slow down until your 60s – later than we th... by jka on Saturday February 19, 2022 @06:43AM (#30396370)

When you find time to block out a four-year gap in your calendar, I'd suggest that you try to find a non-stop high-stress job with global implications, and then record yourself continuously on video any time you step outside your house.

I'd wager that when you review the footage, you'll find a few examples of forgetting names in there. Circumstances can change the nature of the thought processes - and good leaders recognize that in each other's actions and don't sweat it.

That doesn't mean it's easy for other people to understand, but I think it's worth being careful about criticizing environments that we don't live in ourselves (and that applies in both directions between global leaders and their populations).

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Re:Brain doesn't slow down until your 60s – later than we th... by tsimionescu on Saturday February 19, 2022 @08:18AM (#30396933)

Again, I wasn't trying to claim that Biden or Trump are senile. I was just claiming that the common argument is not only based on their age, it is based on their age + particular speech patterns/events.

This is not to say that those facts prove anything, as you rightly say they can be cherry picked or signs of many other things than senility.

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Re:Brain doesn't slow down until your 60s – later than we th... by jka on Saturday February 19, 2022 @08:34AM (#30397025)

Thank you, that makes sense. And my mistake, my post was a bit overly provocative (although in a sense it wasn't entirely directed at you; it's a broader frustration at criticism of small details while ignoring larger patterns).

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