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Hey there, welcome to Life Noggin.. “Memory... is the diary that we all carry about with us.”
So says Miss Prism in The Importance of Being Earnest.
It’s a pretty accurate metaphor.. Memories hold our secrets, our feelings, and our experiences.
But what she doesn’t point out is that memories, just like diaries, can be lost.
Our thoughts and recollections of the past can be gone in an instant.
What we tend to picture when we think of memory loss is what’s known as retrograde amnesia.
Someone with retrograde amnesia can’t remember certain aspects of the past and things they
already knew.. Generally, amnesia affects a person’s short-term memory.
They’ll remember the name of their childhood dog, but might not remember what day it is
or what they were doing immediately before they lost their memory.
Amnesia can be caused by a stroke, heart attack, or head injury, just as a few examples.
Fortunately, amnesia usually resolves itself without treatment.
However, millions of people will experience some form of incurable memory loss in their
lifetime.. In fact, this year an estimated 5.5 million people in the US live with Alzheimer’s disease,
a disease that impacts the brain’s ability to form memories.
Essentially Alzheimer’s starts with a buildup of bits of a protein called beta-amyloid,
/ˈretrəˌɡrād/
directed or moving backward. degenerate person. go back in position or time.
/rəˈzälv/
firm determination to do something. To change into something, other parts, etc..
/ˌikˈspirēəns/
An event at which you learned something. To gain knowledge by doing things.
/THôt/
idea or opinion produced by thinking, or occurring suddenly in mind. What you think; your opinions or ideas on.
action of one object striking another. Very strong influences. To affect someone or something greatly.
/ˌrekəˈlekSH(ə)n/
action or faculty of remembering or recollecting something. A past occurrence that is remembered.