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"High blood pressure may be not a cause of cognitive decline, but just a consequence." Isn't that the same?
by rqtwteye 3y ago
"High blood pressure may be not a cause of cognitive decline, but just a consequence."
Isn't that the same?
- TeMPOraL 3y ago"Cause" is the literal opposite of "consequence", unless you're postulating a feedback loop.
- arcticbull 3y agoDepends how you read the line. If you read it this way, they are the same. > "High blood pressure may be not [be] a cause of cognitive decline, but [cognitive decline may] just [be] a consequence [of high blood pressure]." The other interpretation makes less sense. > "High blood pressure may be not a cause of cognitive decline, but just a consequence [of cognitive decline]." The implication here is that cognitive decline causes high blood pressure, which doesn't make any sense. The author I think was trying to say they have a common cause, but I don't believe there's any evidence for the mechanism on which their thesis relies.
- garganzol 3y agoThe implication is that a dying brain (= cognitive decline) initiates a flight or fight response which includes adrenaline flare ups and high blood pressure as a result.
- emmelaich 3y agoA consequence of cognitive decline. You're right that it can be read both ways.