US President Joe Biden has made a series of unfortunate name mistakes in the past week, including introducing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as 'President Putin'. Brain scientists say referring to someone by the wrong name is a common mental slip due to the way our memory is categorised.
Slip-ups like Joe Biden 's misnaming of Trump and Harris are common, and usually caused by lack of sleep or stress, experts say
Misnaming is a common cognitive slip which has been in the spotlight after US President Joe Biden's unfortunate press conference where he mixed up the name of his own vice-president Kamala Harris with his political nemesis, Donald Trump. That is why family members commonly misname one another, and could be an explanation of Mr Biden's mix-up with Ms Harris and Mr Trump."When you bring to mind one thing, it is likely that your brain will also be activating similar neural patterns for related names or objects.
However, age is not the only thing which might cause a brain to reach for the wrong name. Sleep plays a critical role in memory and retention."When we sleep it gives our body and our brains time to actually get rid of all the toxins that are in the system."
Biden Dementia Putin Trump Joe Donald Questions Age Fitness Capacity Election Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Joe Biden mistakenly calls Ukraine leader 'President Putin', then Trump as vice presidentThe gaffe comes after Joe Biden accidentally introduced Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy as President Putin, amid intense focus on the US president's health.
Read more »
Should the Democrats replace Joe Biden as presidential candidate? History says it's a risky moveJoe Biden has jet lag. Joe Biden has a cold. Joe Biden was over-prepared. Joe Biden was under-prepared. Joe Biden has a stutter. Defenders of the president have trotted out plenty of excuses since last week's catastrophic first debate against Donald Trump.
Read more »
DAVID WOIWOD: President Joe Biden’s abysmal debate performance has pushed the left into deep panic7NEWS brings you the latest local news from Australia and around the world. Stay up to date with all of the breaking sport, politics, entertainment, finance, weather and business headlines. Today's news, live updates & all the latest breaking stories from 7NEWS.
Read more »
US President Joe Biden vows to 'get back up' after debate performance prompts concernSpeaking after his first debate against rival Donald Trump in the 2024 US presidential election, Biden conceded he's 'not a young man' and doesn't 'debate as well as [he] used to'.
Read more »
The New York Times officially calls for Joe Biden not to run for PresidentAmerican newspaper The New York times has officially called for US president Joe Biden to announce he will not continue to run for re-election after a trainwreck debate with his predecessor Donald Trump.
Read more »
‘Asleep’: President Joe Biden’s embarrassing revelation about debate performanceUS President Joe Biden has issued an embarrassing excuse while attempting to defend his performance in last week's presidential debate.
Read more »