By Helen Massy-Beresford — 2014
Developing the mysterious condition in the 96% of people who do not have it may help to improve learning skills, aid recovery from brain injury and guard against mental decline in old age
Read on www.theguardian.com
CLEAR ALL
Do you recall studying for your exams? You probably do. But do you remember how you studied, how you memorized French words or the year of the American civil war? Now, that’s probably harder.
1
What we do know about the brain is that it gets less sharp and productive with age. In this clip from our Alzheimers and dementia series, the doctor asks Kyle example questions from a mental screening test for dementia called "the mini cognitive assessment."
Is it possible to improve my memory and learn to remember well? Of course. The only necessary condition is the absence of pathological memory disorders.
There are false signs and symptoms you should know when it comes to Alzheimer's and dementia. Psychiatrist Dr. Domenick Sportelli breaks them down in this video.
In his talk, Gould discusses the important role dreams and memories play in our lives.
2
American adults fear Alzheimer¹s more than any other disease (including cancer), and because many people do not realize there is no genetic cause for 99 percent of Alzheimer¹s cases, they do not take the necessary steps to change lifestyle factors shown to significantly protect against the...
In Trauma and Memory, bestselling author Dr.
The Future of the Mind brings a topic that once belonged solely to the province of science fiction into a startling new reality.