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  • 00:00

    Hey there, welcome to Life Noggin.
    Hey there, welcome to Life Noggin.

  • 00:03

    “Memory... is the diary that we all carry about with us.”
    “Memory... is the diary that we all carry about with us.”

  • 00:06

    So says Miss Prism in The Importance of Being Earnest.
    So says Miss Prism in The Importance of Being Earnest.

  • 00:09

    It’s a pretty accurate metaphor.
    It’s a pretty accurate metaphor.

  • 00:11

    Memories hold our secrets, our feelings, and our experiences.
    Memories hold our secrets, our feelings, and our experiences.

  • 00:15

    But what she doesn’t point out is that memories, just like diaries, can be lost.
    But what she doesn’t point out is that memories, just like diaries, can be lost.

  • 00:20

    Our thoughts and recollections of the past can be gone in an instant.
    Our thoughts and recollections of the past can be gone in an instant.

  • 00:24

    What we tend to picture when we think of memory loss is what’s known as retrograde amnesia.
    What we tend to picture when we think of memory loss is what’s known as retrograde amnesia.

  • 00:29

    Someone with retrograde amnesia can’t remember certain aspects of the past and things they
    Someone with retrograde amnesia can’t remember certain aspects of the past and things they

  • 00:33

    already knew.
    already knew.

  • 00:34

    Generally, amnesia affects a person’s short-term memory.
    Generally, amnesia affects a person’s short-term memory.

  • 00:37

    They’ll remember the name of their childhood dog, but might not remember what day it is
    They’ll remember the name of their childhood dog, but might not remember what day it is

  • 00:41

    or what they were doing immediately before they lost their memory.
    or what they were doing immediately before they lost their memory.

  • 00:45

    Amnesia can be caused by a stroke, heart attack, or head injury, just as a few examples.
    Amnesia can be caused by a stroke, heart attack, or head injury, just as a few examples.

  • 00:49

    Fortunately, amnesia usually resolves itself without treatment.
    Fortunately, amnesia usually resolves itself without treatment.

  • 00:53

    However, millions of people will experience some form of incurable memory loss in their
    However, millions of people will experience some form of incurable memory loss in their

  • 00:57

    lifetime.
    lifetime.

  • 00:58

    In fact, this year an estimated 5.5 million people in the US live with Alzheimer’s disease,
    In fact, this year an estimated 5.5 million people in the US live with Alzheimer’s disease,

  • 01:03

    a disease that impacts the brain’s ability to form memories.
    a disease that impacts the brain’s ability to form memories.

  • 01:07

    Essentially Alzheimer’s starts with a buildup of bits of a protein called beta-amyloid,
    Essentially Alzheimer’s starts with a buildup of bits of a protein called beta-amyloid,

  • 01:11

    also known as plaque, in the brain.
    also known as plaque, in the brain.

  • 01:12

    The plaque gets in between nerve cells, and as more and more of it builds up, it damages
    The plaque gets in between nerve cells, and as more and more of it builds up, it damages

  • 01:17

    and kills brain cells, and Alzheimer’s progresses.
    and kills brain cells, and Alzheimer’s progresses.

  • 01:19

    According to the Alzheimer’s Association, 1 in 10 people over the age of 65 has Alzheimer’s.
    According to the Alzheimer’s Association, 1 in 10 people over the age of 65 has Alzheimer’s.

  • 01:24

    That’s a lot of people.
    That’s a lot of people.

  • 01:26

    But what does memory loss mean for a person?
    But what does memory loss mean for a person?

  • 01:28

    Is their personality gone too?
    Is their personality gone too?

  • 01:30

    And what can be done for them?
    And what can be done for them?

  • 01:32

    Many researchers are asking, and answering, these questions.
    Many researchers are asking, and answering, these questions.

  • 01:35

    Research shows that losing your memory to a disease like Alzheimer’s isn’t just
    Research shows that losing your memory to a disease like Alzheimer’s isn’t just

  • 01:39

    about forgetting facts you learned in school or the name of the street you grew up on.
    about forgetting facts you learned in school or the name of the street you grew up on.

  • 01:43

    It can progress into forgetting how to go through your daily routines like eating and
    It can progress into forgetting how to go through your daily routines like eating and

  • 01:47

    getting dressed.
    getting dressed.

  • 01:48

    Side effects of Alzheimer’s also include personality changes, ranging from apathy to
    Side effects of Alzheimer’s also include personality changes, ranging from apathy to

  • 01:52

    paranoia to indecision.
    paranoia to indecision.

  • 01:53

    However, in an interview about his experience with the disease, one man who has been living
    However, in an interview about his experience with the disease, one man who has been living

  • 01:58

    with Alzheimer’s for several years said “we’re still in there.”
    with Alzheimer’s for several years said “we’re still in there.”

  • 02:02

    But researchers’ understanding of the disease can only go so far.
    But researchers’ understanding of the disease can only go so far.

  • 02:05

    They can see the effects that Alzheimer’s has on people, but typically they don’t
    They can see the effects that Alzheimer’s has on people, but typically they don’t

  • 02:09

    fully comprehend the feeling of forgetting their own life.
    fully comprehend the feeling of forgetting their own life.

  • 02:12

    According to a firsthand account from one individual who was diagnosed with early-onset
    According to a firsthand account from one individual who was diagnosed with early-onset

  • 02:16

    Alzheimer’s, in order to imagine the disease, you should imagine waking up after a dental
    Alzheimer’s, in order to imagine the disease, you should imagine waking up after a dental

  • 02:20

    procedure or a surgery—some event that involves drugs that erase your short term memory.
    procedure or a surgery—some event that involves drugs that erase your short term memory.

  • 02:25

    But also imagine that you’ve woken up in a building you don’t recognize, surrounded
    But also imagine that you’ve woken up in a building you don’t recognize, surrounded

  • 02:29

    by things you’ve never seen before, and you’re all alone.
    by things you’ve never seen before, and you’re all alone.

  • 02:32

    Soon, people start coming into the room with you and talk to you like you’ve always known
    Soon, people start coming into the room with you and talk to you like you’ve always known

  • 02:36

    them.
    them.

  • 02:37

    Maybe they’re your best friend or your kid or your spouse.
    Maybe they’re your best friend or your kid or your spouse.

  • 02:40

    But you have no idea who they are.
    But you have no idea who they are.

  • 02:42

    This is terrifying and heartbreaking to imagine.
    This is terrifying and heartbreaking to imagine.

  • 02:44

    I don’t like to think about it.
    I don’t like to think about it.

  • 02:45

    But it’s reality for so many people, and it’s incredibly important to think and talk
    But it’s reality for so many people, and it’s incredibly important to think and talk

  • 02:49

    about.
    about.

  • 02:50

    Alzheimer’s has no cure.
    Alzheimer’s has no cure.

  • 02:51

    But we have many scientists and researchers to thank for devoting their time and work
    But we have many scientists and researchers to thank for devoting their time and work

  • 02:56

    to looking for
    to looking for

  • 03:35

    a cure.
    a cure.

  • 03:45

    As always, my name is Blocko and this has been Life Noggin.
    As always, my name is Blocko and this has been Life Noggin.

  • 03:48

    Don’t forget to keep on thinking!
    Don’t forget to keep on thinking!

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What's It Like To Have No Memory?

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Intro:

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,

Video Vocabulary

/ˈCHīldˌho͝od/

noun

state or period of being child.

/ˈretrəˌɡrād/

adjective noun verb

directed or moving backward. degenerate person. go back in position or time.

/rəˈzälv/

noun verb

firm determination to do something. To change into something, other parts, etc..

/amˈnēZHə/

noun

partial or total loss of memory.

/iˈmēdēətlē/

adverb conjunction

at once. as soon as.

/ˌikˈspirēəns/

noun verb

An event at which you learned something. To gain knowledge by doing things.

/THôt/

noun other

idea or opinion produced by thinking, or occurring suddenly in mind. What you think; your opinions or ideas on.

/rəˈmembər/

verb

To hold a thought in your mind to not forget it.

noun other verb

action of one object striking another. Very strong influences. To affect someone or something greatly.

/ˈprōˌtēn/

noun

Group of molecules made from amino acids.

/ˌrekəˈlekSH(ə)n/

noun other

action or faculty of remembering or recollecting something. A past occurrence that is remembered.

/əˈfekt/

verb

have effect on.

/ˈsərtn/

adjective pronoun

Definite, fixed. some.