By the time he dies of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease he cannot speak or feed himself, or comprehend what has become of him.

ECONOMIST: The human brain

In this context, he attaches particular importance to Senator Pinochet's memory deficit for recent events, which would affect his ability to relate and understand items of information given to him at a trial, and to his limited ability to comprehend complex sentences and questions and to process verbal information.

BBC: Straw's statement in full

That's the only way to comprehend the White House statement Thursday that the President will veto any Republican bill to give him more flexibility to minimize any sequester damage.

WSJ: Review & Outlook: Obamageddon