MINNEAPOLIS — Of all the issues being debated in the 2024 presidential election, there is one in particular that is personal.
The problem is memory.both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump I experienced very public amnesia.
Trump, 77, and Biden, 81, are the two oldest major candidates running for president. Both had memory issues.
Special prosecutor investigating Biden's handling of classified documents He said Biden is an “old man with a bad memory” and that a jury likely won't convict him because of that.
playing cards He has recently suffered from memory problems, and has repeatedly referred to his wife Melania as “Mercedes” and Biden as former President Barack Obama. Polls consistently show that the public is more concerned about Biden's failures.
A New York Times/Siena poll conducted earlier this month found that 42% agree or somewhat agree that Trump is too old to be president, but that number is significantly higher for Biden. it was high. 73% agree or somewhat agree that Biden is too old to be president.
WCCO wondered when name gaffes are a big deal to us, and when they're relatively normal for all age groups.
Dr. Tsai Tongming, director of the N. Bud Grossman Center for Memory Research and Care at the University of Minnesota, was a guest on WCCO Sunday Morning at 10:30 a.m.
“In general, it's actually quite common to mix up names in a conversation, or mix up the names of someone close to you in a conversation,” she says. “This can happen from time to time, especially if you're interacting with a large number of people, if you're stressed, or if you have a lot of distractions. So this doesn't necessarily mean it's serious memory loss. It’s not a sign.”
Tsai said people should start worrying when mix-ups become frequent or constant. The university's N. Bud Grossman Center is dedicated to clinical research in memory disorders and provides expertise in the care of people with dementia and other memory disorders. Research in this field is ongoing all over the world. Here in Minnesota, research on dementia and memory loss is underway at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester.
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