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Potential mental problems "Patients have difficulty in all areas that require them to analyze more items of information than they can handle simultaneously. They present (appear) as slow because it takes longer for smaller than normal chunks of information to be processed. They present as distractible because they do not have the spare capacity to monitor irrelevant stimuli at the same time as they are attending to the relevant stimulus. They present as forgetful because while they are concentrating on point A, they do not have the processing space to think about point B simultaneously. They present as inattentive because when the amount of information that they are given exceeds their capacities, they cannot take it all in." Of unknown origin but often quoted by "To use an analogy: if an electric shock were sent through a computer, the outside case would probably look ok (similar to a photo or x-rays of the person), the computer boards on the inside would probably look ok and not be fused nor melted (CT, MRI for the person), but when you boot up the computer it would have difficulty accessing files, making calculations, printing, etc. similar to a person with brain injury who has short term memory problems, difficulty accessing and coding information, difficulty organizing output, etc. "
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