The changes can begin in middle age, but they’re not usually noticeable until decades later. By age 60 and beyond, the changes can pick up speed and may become obvious.
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By your late 70s and into the 80s, the speed of processing information can slow, he said. He likens it to a computer that needs an update. “Before you update your computer, you get the same answers, but they’re slower,” he said. If it’s an isolated incident, it’s not a red flag, he said. It’s more apt to happen in a stressful situation. But it can happen to anyone. “It’s like an older mother calling her first son by her second son’s name,” said Verghese, who admitted he once called his son by his dog’s name.
“How you walk is an important indicator of health, of how well you are doing cognitively as well as physically,” Verghese said. She recently had a detailed political discussion with another resident who at first insisted her details about an incident, complete with dates, were incorrect. When his girlfriend looked up the details, finding Schmidt’s version accurate, he changed his mind.
He’s also on the advisory board of several companies and said he often hears from colleagues: “How the hell did you remember that?”
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