Memory problems
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Short-term vs long-term memory
Working memory is a relatively recent term, a refinement of an older concept - that of short-term memory. Short-term memory was called thus to distinguish...
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People are poor at assessing their own memory
One thing research seems to show rather consistently is that, for older adults in particular, beliefs about one's own memory...
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Many people, particularly as they get older, have concerns about short-term memory problems: going to another room to do something and then forgetting why you’re...
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The effects of exercise on cognitive function in older adults
A number of studies in the past few years have provided evidence that physical exercise can ameliorate the effects of aging on the brain...
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What is a tip-of-the-tongue experience?
The tip-of-the-tongue experience (TOT) is characterized by being able to retrieve quite a lot of information about the target word without being...
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Have you ever been driving a car and suddenly you’re not sure what to do? You’re traveling along in usual automatic fashion and there comes a...
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What are external memory aids?
External memory aids include such strategies as:
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A very common situation today, which is probably responsible for a great deal of modern anxiety about failing memory, is that where we're required to “...
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Planning memory contains your plans and goals (such as, “I must pick up the dry-cleaning today”; “I intend to finish this project within three months”)....
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Prevalence of Parkinson's Disease
After Alzheimer's disease, the second most common neurodegenerative disorder is Parkinson’s disease. In the U.S., at least 500,000 are believed to have...
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Alzheimer's & other dementias
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Prevalence of dementia
Dementia is estimated1 to afflict over 35.5 million people worldwide -- this includes nearly 10 million people in Europe, nearly 4.4 million in North America, nearly 7...
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Genes
Several genes have been implicated in Alzheimer's, but the big one is the e4 allele of the ApoE gene (on chromosome 19). This variant is found in about a quarter of the population.
Having it...
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Alzheimer's disease currently affects one in 10 people over age 65 and nearly half of those over age 85.
More than 19 million Americans say they have a family member with the disease, and 37...
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LBD: What is it?
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A study1 of nearly 2000 older adults has found that eating a Mediterranean diet was associated with less risk of developing mild cognitive impairment
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Except in the cases of stroke or traumatic brain injury, loss of cognitive function is not something that happens all at once. Cognitive impairment that comes with age may be thought of as...
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Stimulating activities
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Movement with Meaning: A Multisensory Program for Individuals in Early-Stage Alzheimer's Disease
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Prevalence
Vascular dementia, as its name suggests, is caused by poor blood flow, produced by a single, localized stroke, or series of strokes.
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What is it?
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