Knowing what I know now about American politics, I think it's a good idea to make candidates for president undergo brain scans. As the madness of King George becomes too evident to ignore, this idea may gain support. Check out the LA Times Op Ed from a specialist in the ever evol
ving world of neuropsychology:
Getting inside their heads ...
really inside
Presidential candidates' health is a campaign issue. So what about their brains?
By Daniel G. Amen, December 5, 2007
What do Rudy Giuliani's messy personal life, John McCain's temper and Hillary Clinton's inability to seem authentic have in common? Maybe nothing. They may be just overblown issues in the otherwise normal lives of candidates under the political microscope.
[…] Clearly we care about the health outlook for our elected leaders. Should we go so far as to do brain scans? Of candidates for the Oval Office? Some people might consider discussing brain health a ridiculous idea. Not me.
[...] One could argue that our current president's struggles with language and emotional rigidity are symptoms of temporal lobe pathology. The temporal lobes, underneath your temples and behind your eyes, are involved with language, mood stability, reading social cues and emotional flexibility. [emphasis added]
Daniel G. Amen, a neuropsychiatrist and director of the Amen Clinics, is the author of "Change Your Brain, Change Your Life."
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