Hacker News Reader

Well today is your lucky day, because you can cease your wondering! The answer is "no".

In fact, any question you have that relies on thousands of doctors and professors in the field missing something obvious is always "no" (cf "never a compiler error").

View on HN

It's not clear to me precisely what you are intending to communicate.

Are you scoffing at the idea that Alzheimer's symptoms could reduce intellectual engagement?

Or just at the idea that experts could have missed it in favor of the opposite relationship?

The latter of course. Everyone who has given more than 10 seconds of thought to the issue has considered the opposite relationship because it's so obvious.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com