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Reversing Memory Loss?
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Tuesday, May 1, 2007
9:20:00 AM EDT
Hearing Nothing at the moment
This could be good news:
Mental stimulation and drug treatment could help people with degenerative brain diseases such as Alzheimer's recover their memories, a study says.
Scientists found mice with a similar condition to Alzheimer's were able to regain memories of tasks they had previously been taught.
A team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found two methods - brain stimulation and drugs - both worked.
The interesting thing about this (to me, anyway) is the idea that memories in folks who have suffered memory loss is not actually lost, but inaccessible -- like having a broken hard drive where the information is still there, you just can't get to it.
This is intriguing to me because while I don't think there's any history of Alzheimer's in my family, I think over time many people of all walks of life lose the potency of their memory, and I for one like remembering most of my life; I'd like to keep those memories if possible.
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9:20:00 AM EDT
Hearing Nothing at the moment
Reversing Memory Loss?
This could be good news:
Mental stimulation and drug treatment could help people with degenerative brain diseases such as Alzheimer's recover their memories, a study says.
Scientists found mice with a similar condition to Alzheimer's were able to regain memories of tasks they had previously been taught.
A team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology found two methods - brain stimulation and drugs - both worked.
The interesting thing about this (to me, anyway) is the idea that memories in folks who have suffered memory loss is not actually lost, but inaccessible -- like having a broken hard drive where the information is still there, you just can't get to it.
This is intriguing to me because while I don't think there's any history of Alzheimer's in my family, I think over time many people of all walks of life lose the potency of their memory, and I for one like remembering most of my life; I'd like to keep those memories if possible.
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I think we could all do with a memory pill at some stage.
I am a bit worried about the drug working on mice though.
What if you took this wonder drug and you suddenly had mouse memories?
Or mouse superpowers! -
Wondering if it would apply to stroke victims as well, or are those memories just pretty much gone because of the damage?
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i could use some of those drugs!
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Great info...thanks.
Nancy
5/3/07 12:05 PM