Essay on Memory Builders - 1439 Words

Memory Builders When someone says Can I pick your brain for a minute, does it bother you that that may be as long as it takes? Losing ones memory is a common subject of humor as we age. Im just now realizing, however, that its more serious and scary than we may like to admit (or, if I realized it earlier, I forgot about it). My dad, at 85 and one of the sharpest minds I know, has said in moments of not-totally-tongue-in-cheek, If I ever lose my mind, shoot me. I like to obey my parents, but fortunately I cant remember where the gun is. Senility, dementia, Alzheimers disease, forgetfulness- unfortunately, by whatever name you give it, memory loss is no joke if you or a loved one is really worried about it and youre†¦show more content†¦Vascular problems from blood clots, aneurysms (causing blood to leak out of blood vessels), arteriosclerosis (causing blocked blood vessels), some forms of anemia, and various combinations can all be involved. Depression can play a big factor, as can just plain inattention. Medication can cause memory problems, sometimes severe. Metabolic, biological and/or endocrine dysfunction, such as thyroid or liver disease, electrolyte imbalance, infection, tumors, and nutritional disorders, including malabsorption, can all be involved. (Oh, I forgot to add trauma.) Also, chemical exposures may be involved, such as aluminum, mercury, alcohol, lead, etc. So, theres a lot to consider before just writing someone off to senile dementia, and thats a big reason why your doc should definitely be involved. Unfortunately, however, medical therapy for Alzheimers type of memory impairment (senile dementia) just a few years ago was limited to whats called the ergot alkaloids, specifically hydergine. This is a pretty innocuous drug that much of the medical profession thought (and thinks) to be basically useless (though Im not at all convinced for some individuals). More recently the FDA has approved the reversible cholinesterase and acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (Aricept/Donepezil, Cognex/Tacrine, others). These are not as innocuous, theShow MoreRelated Learning Styles and the Brain1645 Words   |  7 Pageslook-up table in which individual instances are stored in memory. ...The lack of a specific goal means that subjects have no guidance as to how to search the instance space...therefore subjects may use exploration of rule space to direct their search....(5) Conversely, the generation, exploration and testing of hypotheses characterize rule space. Interestingly, it is also proposed tha t when presented with a dual learning goal, the individuals memory capacity is overloaded, thereby preventing rule learningRead MoreUse Of Psychology And Counseling Centre1467 Words   |  6 Pagesenumerated in the following report. To conclude, generation effect is a robust finding. Keywords: Generate Condition. Recall, Memory, Paired associate. 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