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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Phil Daoust

Keep forgetting things? Worried about your brain? Here’s what I learned when I had mine scanned

Phil Daoust has his brain scanned.
‘I must not fall asleep, even though I am tired and it’s a warm day’ … Phil Daoust has his brain scanned. Photograph: Fabio De Paola/The Guardian

Like a lot of people who are getting on, I find myself wondering about my brain. If I mislay my glasses, or struggle with a name, is it just common-or-garden forgetfulness – the sort of slip I might have made well before hitting 60 – or something more worrying?

Why, I think, did I have to ask my wife to remind me what we’re doing for her birthday? Why can’t I remember if I locked the front door? Why did I fail to send that email I desperately need an answer to?

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