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[โ€“] Jeremyward@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Gotta say as someone who experienced traumatic brain injury I also feel like I'm a different person, and not as bright as I used to be. The doctors estimate I lost somewhere on the order of 15-20% of whatever that was.

[โ€“] GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca 2 points 7 hours ago

Exactly, there's a lot of different factors that can affect cognition.