why do you lose your memory?

Question

how and why do you lose your memory/ forget things?

Answer 1

How does the brain store information?
Information is stored in different parts of your memory. Information stored in the short-term memory may include the name of a person you met moments ago. Information stored in the recent memory may include what you ate for breakfast. Information stored in the remote memory includes things that you stored in your memory years ago, such as memories of childhood.

How does aging change the brain?
When you're in your 20s, you begin to lose brain cells a few at a time. Your body also starts to make less of the chemicals your brain cells need to work. The older you are, the more these changes can affect your memory.

Aging may affect memory by changing the way the brain stores information and by making it harder to recall stored information.

Your short-term and remote memories aren't usually affected by aging. But your recent memory may be affected. For example, may forget names of people you've met recently. These are normal changes.

What about when I know a word but can't recall it?
This is usually just a glitch in your memory. You'll almost always remember the word with time. This may become more common as you age. It can be very frustrating, but it's not usually serious.

What are some other causes of memory problems?
Many things other than aging can cause memory problems. These include depression, dementia (severe problems with memory and thinking, such as Alzheimer's disease), side effects of drugs, strokes, head injury and alcoholism.

How does Alzheimer's disease change memory?
Alzheimer's disease starts by changing the recent memory. At first, a person with Alzheimer's disease will remember even small details of his or her distant past but not be able to remember recent events or conversations. Over time, the disease affects all parts of the memory.

How can I tell if my memory problems are serious?
A memory problem is serious when it affects your daily living. If you sometimes forget names, you're probably okay. But you may have a more serious problem if you have trouble remembering how to do things you've done many times before, getting to a place you've been to often, or doing things that use steps, like following a recipe.

Another difference between normal memory problems and dementia is that normal memory loss doesn't get much worse over time. Dementia gets much worse over several months to several years.

It may be hard to figure out on your own if you have a serious problem. Talk to your family doctor about any concerns you have. Your doctor may be able to help you if your memory problems are caused by a medicine you're taking or by depression.

Memory problems that aren't part of normal aging
Forgetting things much more often than you used to
Forgetting how to do things you've done many times before
Trouble learning new things
Repeating phrases or stories in the same conversation
Trouble making choices or handling money
Not being able to keep track of what happens each day

Answer 2

it is because you don't think about the event or thing. when you concentrate too much on one thing and not the other that is when to lose your memories. the brain is designed to record stuff from the past and when you don't use those memories they will disappear. the Brain replace the past unused memory with the updated ones because these events are more important as they have to be used at present time.

however in what way you record those memory is the most important as this determines how long that memory will last in your Brain. eg it is easy to remember when you had a car crash rather than what you have eaten last week Monday afternoon for lunch. the importance of the event to an individual is critical. the things that are less important will not be recorded properly into the Brain therefore you cant remember.

the bottom line is, why do you lose your memory?

because it is less important to you. time factor does this. however time does not make you lose memory, only because it is less important at the moment.

Answer 3

Formatting is just making the memory readable to the computer and clearing out any files and or errors. In windows all you have to do is right click on the card and a menu pops up and about 1/3 to 1/2 down you will see format, now it will tell you that all files will be lost(on the SD card) just do it and you will have all the readable memory back! In Mac, I am not sure but if you did a search I am sure it is just as simple. Next time you transfer the pictures, select all of them and the cut and paste into new folder. A good way to see if the files(photos) were actually removed is to reinstall in camera and then use the viewer to see if there are any pictures. But, just so you know, if you use a SD card alot, they can start to wear out, especially off-branded ones, they have a cyclical life just like a hard drive.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Studies on memory show that we forget as we age mostly because of interference. That's when you've have parked in so many of the Walmart parking slots that they get confused with each other and we "forget."

It's mostly like that.