Comments on: What is Cognitive Decline and What Can Be Done About It? http://www.thementalfitnesscenter.com/blog/what-is-cognitive-decline-and-what-can-be-done-about-it/ Brain Games | Prevent Memory Loss Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:25:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Roman http://www.thementalfitnesscenter.com/blog/what-is-cognitive-decline-and-what-can-be-done-about-it/comment-page-1/#comment-64264 Roman Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:14:07 +0000 http://www.thementalfitnesscenter.com/blog/?p=965#comment-64264 Walking every day will prevent forgetfulness but you should take another steps to prevent it: 1. Play memory games (you can do this online with www.Mind360.com) 2. Eating nuts with Omega 3. Walking every day will prevent forgetfulness but you should take another steps to prevent it:
1. Play memory games (you can do this online with http://www.Mind360.com)
2. Eating nuts with Omega 3.

]]> By: Jan Lundy http://www.thementalfitnesscenter.com/blog/what-is-cognitive-decline-and-what-can-be-done-about-it/comment-page-1/#comment-64071 Jan Lundy Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:33:16 +0000 http://www.thementalfitnesscenter.com/blog/?p=965#comment-64071 Joi, I so appreciate this post as someone who is in her mid-fifties and having moments of forgetfulness. Gentleness to self, compassion, is key. :-) I've just posted on Mental Fitness at my blog, a post which companions this one so well—though the focus is on how to create a morning and evening routine to keep our mind peaceful and at ease. Perhaps you will stop by. Blessings to you, as always! Joi,
I so appreciate this post as someone who is in her mid-fifties and having moments of forgetfulness. Gentleness to self, compassion, is key. :-) I’ve just posted on Mental Fitness at my blog, a post which companions this one so well—though the focus is on how to create a morning and evening routine to keep our mind peaceful and at ease. Perhaps you will stop by. Blessings to you, as always!

]]> By: Paul http://www.thementalfitnesscenter.com/blog/what-is-cognitive-decline-and-what-can-be-done-about-it/comment-page-1/#comment-63977 Paul Tue, 21 Jul 2009 21:19:24 +0000 http://www.thementalfitnesscenter.com/blog/?p=965#comment-63977 I am frequently asked what the difference is between memory changes associated with normal aging and that related to Alzheimer’s disease (AD). First, the memory changes associated with normal aging are not a disease. The typical pattern of memory change with advanced age is a deficit in retrieval. A healthy older brain can encode information because the hippocampus is relatively healthy. This permits new information to be encoded. The older adult has some difficulty retrieving that new information, but with cues and prompts they retrieve the information as well as those in their thirties. In contrast, a brain with AD has a damaged hippocampus that prevents new information from being encoded. This means that new learning does not take place and that cures and prompts do not help because the information is not there to be prompted. In general, a healthy older adult encodes new information, but needs some help in retrieving what has been encoded. A brain with AD does not encode new information and therefore cues and prompts will not help with retrieval. Dr. Paul Nussbaum http://www.fitbrains.com I am frequently asked what the difference is between memory changes associated with normal aging and that related to Alzheimer’s disease (AD). First, the memory changes associated with normal aging are not a disease. The typical pattern of memory change with advanced age is a deficit in retrieval. A healthy older brain can encode information because the hippocampus is relatively healthy. This permits new information to be encoded. The older adult has some difficulty retrieving that new information, but with cues and prompts they retrieve the information as well as those in their thirties.

In contrast, a brain with AD has a damaged hippocampus that prevents new information from being encoded. This means that new learning does not take place and that cures and prompts do not help because the information is not there to be prompted.

In general, a healthy older adult encodes new information, but needs some help in retrieving what has been encoded. A brain with AD does not encode new information and therefore cues and prompts will not help with retrieval.

Dr. Paul Nussbaum
http://www.fitbrains.com

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