Older people accused of being 'blunt' can blame their deteriorating brain

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Interesting article


Older people accused of being 'blunt' can blame their deteriorating brain for their straight talking, an Australian researcher suggests.

Bill von Hippel, a psychologist and associate professor at the University of New South Wales, said this deterioration means the brain can't properly inhibit older people from saying inappropriate things.

"Older adults tend to be more likely to ask about private or personal issues in public than younger adults are," said von Hippel. "And we have suggestive evidence that this is brought about by declines in frontal lobe functioning."

[Nava]

KE-RIST, man!

Hide that from my mother YESTERDAY! And don't you dare let it anywhere near my parents!

[Nava]

(grand) parents.

See, that's what panic will do to you. I know Papa is dead and that "parents" includes Mom, darnit.