Christian Schwägerl on Nostr: “Public perception of a person’s cognitive state is often determined by ...

“Public perception of a person’s cognitive state is often determined by superficial factors, such as physical presence, confidence, and verbal fluency, but these aren’t necessarily relevant to one’s capacity to make consequential decisions about the fate of this country. Memory is surely relevant, but other characteristics, such as knowledge of the relevant facts and emotion regulation are likely to be of equal or greater importance.” https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/12/opinion/neuroscientist-on-biden-age-memory.html?unlocked_article_code=1.U00.5sgC.oq3JyRdQT8Eb&smid=url-share #GiftLink #biden