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[–] 20 points 6 months ago* (9 children)

Someone should get a ten year old to do one of those tests and record it.

In fact, let's all have a go! https://wexnermedical.osu.edu/brain-spine-neuro/memory-disorders/sage

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  • [–] 20 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    What is today's date?

    I thought they were supposed to start off easy.

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  • [–] 13 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    I took one after having brain surgery a couple years ago. Was funny to me for a couple reasons:

    • I was given 5 words, then after talking to the nurse for a few minutes I had to repeat all 5 words from memory. I told her that I wouldn’t have done well on that pre-surgery. 😅
    • When I got the “what animal is this” test and told the nurse that I couldn’t remember if a camel or a dromedary has two humps the nurse basically said “I think we’re good here”

    My spouse was naturally less amused than me due to the conditions which necessitated the test.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago* (1 child)

    they gave my dad those tests before and after major brain surgery to determine if he was the same him before and after (note: the wizards at UCSF succeeded). they aren't "hard" per se, they're a diagnostic. they watch you take the test.

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