To the Editor:Re “Voters Wonder What’s Too Old for a President” (front page, Feb. 10):The polls show that a majority of the U.S. voting population thinks President Biden is too old to run for re-election in 2024.
I am a thriving 81-year-old psychologist who has taught graduate psychology courses about aging.
I believe that the assumption that he will be unfit to serve is based largely on our prejudices about aging.
Older individuals can outperform younger people on tests of intelligence that are based on accumulated knowledge and experience.
While the president shows age-related signs of memory loss, research has also shown that some cognitive skills increase with age.
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