Alice,who is now in her seventies,tends to ramble on about various topics and has difficulty sustaining attention to the conversations around her.This behavior is likely related to

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The symptoms described suggest a decline in executive functioning, which includes abilities such as maintaining attention, regulating emotions, and planning. This can be a normal part of aging, but can also be a sign of neurodegenerative disorders such as dementia. Increased sensitivity in the amygdala or hippocampal functioning may affect emotional processing or memory, respectively, but would not explain the described symptoms as well as decreased executive functioning. Decreased sensitivity to positive events is not directly related to the symptoms described.

Alice,who Is Now in Her Seventies,tends to Ramble on About