could we already know the answer

BBC News - Internet's memory effects quantified in computer study

I dont know if its old age setting in but i do know i cant remember facts like i used to but do know i have read the answer to the question,next problem is trying to find the place i had read the answer!
discuss please!

 

I can totally forget somethings & remember other things in great detail.

I too can remember being in my pram & being too young to talk, but I had to watch Torchwood again last night because i'd forgotten how it ended.

 

i find now if i want to remember small stuff i.e plant types,that i will not try again or will defo try again.
Passwords how the hell do you remember them if you dont write them down?!
But the most common is the plans i made yesterday or just before i drop of to sleep,you know the type of thing i mean,the plan of action for the next day.Well the next day comes and i will be busy doing stuff,then think to myself i haven't done so and so yet so normally have to back track slightly because i have forgotten what i decided the day before for example put up a shelf before i tidy the shed so stuff can go on it rather than moving stuff twice.

 

When going down to the shed last week the wife asked me to bring up some chicken pieces which were in the freezer in the garden shed. i did what she asked. about an hour later i was doing a bit of woodwork in the garden,went into my top shirt pocket for my glasses,they were gone:DOH:. after searching for about an hour,i found them (IN THE FREEZER) (COOL).:DOH:.

 

My earliest memory is at toddler age and falling in our fish pond. The fish pond was approx. 6ft deep as it was previously an Anderson shelter from the war years. Maybe I remember it because I nearly drowned.

On the other hand I can walk across the kitchen open a drawer and find I've forgotten what I've gone there for.

 

Err.....what was the question again.

Here's my theory, for what it's worth.
Perhaps it's the way evolution has designed our brains to work. We evolved as hunter/gatherers, so it would be a useful survival trait to remember where a particularly good food or water source could be found, as opposed to the precise details of what it was, which would only be of any use if you could locate it in the first place.
Does that make sense?

 

Forget what Armandii?

 

My Dad used to call it Old Timers Disease.........

 

Aged 64, now losing my marbles
Same experience as most posted on here I can clearly remember down to the last detail things ten or more years ago upto about aged two
Recently it is a list if I go to the shops, and just about a list if I pop down to the shed for something
It is early signs of dementure, probably in my case due to the vast intake of neat 100 proof Rum whilst serving, and keeping up the tradition :-)
(not in Sheals case though)

Actually I worry about it
I would prefer to have Parkinsons than Alzeimers
Alzeimers you forget
Parkinsons you shake
So with parkinsons you would at least have half of your drink than non at all

Jack McHammocklashing

 

100 proof rum Jack! That wasn't alcohol it was paint stripper. I'm surprised you've still got a lining in your throat.

Having said that my grandfather was a navy man, used to be a stoker.
He liked the rum too and smoked what we called 'old socks' in his pipe. It was thick Condor Twist, have you heard of it? We watched him as kids, sit and chisel it off with a penknife to put in his pipe.

 

Here is my extensive answer:

About your memory.
Our brain is composed by two different cortexes containing an area called temporal lobe.
There is a left lobe which processes verbal information, and a right lobe which is more associated with processing non verbal information.
Cranial bones effectively protect the brain. But if the lobes become damaged, following a condition or an injury, the relevant kind of information retrieval will be affected.

Our memory can be 1) sensory, 2) short term and 3) long term.
The sense memory can store smells, tactile experiences, sounds etc for about five seconds,
the short term memory can store information (example a telephone number) for fifteen to twenty seconds,
the long term memory can recall pieces of information of particular importance or simply because we go through them again and again.

There are several reasons why the efficiency of the memory can become affected.
Depression and anxiety for example can affect memory, because the individual becomes withdrawn in him self not noticing or recalling what goes on around him.
Stress hormones or a trauma, which sometimes can be alleviated with yoga practice.
A head injury which will recover slowly will bring memory problems for the time necessary to recover.
Other physical problems that can affect memory include high blood pressure, high cholesterol, viral infections, vitamin deficiency, liver disease, thyroid problems and blood disorders, such as anaemia.

Alcohol assumption is beneficial in small quantities, but an excess can lead to dementia, a serious loss of cognitive capabilities (of a particular type called Korsakoffs syndrome).
Alzheimers disease is the most common form of dementia, whereby individuals loose the short term memory (for example they dont recognized familiar faces) but surprisingly they retain old memories. Amnesia - Or retrograde amnesia, this sort of damage affects the memory, caused by degeneration / damage in the frontal lobe. Sufferers have memory blanks when relating to past experiences in their life.

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Anything that keeps your mind active, whether it is taking care of a pet, word search, joining a course, embroider a pattern, is useful in order to improve the memory or at least use it in the most efficient way.
Create routines and write notes down on a diary, use alarm clocks, try to concentrate at finishing one chore prior to starting the next.
Use scents of essential oil such as rosemary and basil to stimulate the brains production of beta waves, that are responsible for the awareness.
Caffeine used in moderation is also beneficial to keep up the alertness levels.
If you have diminished blood flow to the brain you will find capsules of ginkgo biloba beneficial. Any types of exercise, whatever keeps you moving and promote the blood flow will be beneficial not only towards memory lapses, of course, but also for your general wellbeing and resistance to illnesses.

It is important to keep the body hydrated, drinking at least 8 glasses of water a day, to avoid feeling fatigued and sleepless. A good sleeping pattern is important and action should be taken in order to minimise the interferences .
Glucose (blood sugar) is the main fuel that powers the organs. If the organism does not process glucose out of the bloodstream and into cells as it is supposed to, it can reduce short term memory, especially in middle age and beyond.
Small and frequent meals and a diet rich in fibres, plenty of good fats like those found in vegetable oils, nuts, seeds, avocados and fish will avoid the clogging up of arteries.