Who has a better memory younger people or older people?

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http://www.medicalfaq.net/faqs/sputnik?id=34167 Who has a better memory younger people or older people?

''Answer: younger since old people are old and can;t remember stuff Answer The aging brain is subject to a dreary litany of changes. It shrinks, Swiss cheese-like holes grow, connections between neurons become sparser, blood flow and oxygen supply fall. That leads to trouble with short-term memory and rapidly switching attention, among other problems. And that''s in a healthy brain. But it''s not all doom and gloom. An emerging body of research shows that a surprising array of mental functions hold up well into old age, while others actually get better. Vocabulary improves, as do other verbal abilities such as facility with synonyms and antonyms. Older brains are packed with more so-called expert...''

What is YOUR answer???:)
 
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it depends on the person. Some young ones despite that they're smart don't use their brain to it's full potential. Some older persons though with their years of experience, knowledge and wisdom combined- i know there are ways that they can keep themselves sharp as when they were younger :D
 
mazHur said:
http://www.medicalfaq.net/faqs/sputnik?id=34167 Who has a better memory younger people or older people?

''Answer: younger since old people are old and can;t remember stuff Answer The aging brain is subject to a dreary litany of changes. It shrinks, Swiss cheese-like holes grow, connections between neurons become sparser, blood flow and oxygen supply fall. That leads to trouble with short-term memory and rapidly switching attention, among other problems. And that''s in a healthy brain. But it''s not all doom and gloom. An emerging body of research shows that a surprising array of mental functions hold up well into old age, while others actually get better. Vocabulary improves, as do other verbal abilities such as facility with synonyms and antonyms. Older brains are packed with more so-called expert...''

What is YOUR answer???:)
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Research done for Dementia: participation in regular solving of puzzles, word search, crosswords, sudoku etc showed improvement in connections of the brain's synapses and neurons for information/ knowledge and better memory on older people. Just an additional information of course :D
 
Reflection said:
it depends on the person. Some young ones despite that they're smart don't use their brain to it's full potential. Some older persons though with their years of experience, knowledge and wisdom combined- i know there are ways that they can keep themselves sharp as when they were younger :D
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mazHur said:
Memory is not related to age except in case of some disease. The more one uses its brain the better memory he acquires, being young or old is just relative:)
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I agree with you :nod: specifically with your 2nd sentence. I think, it's also stated by the post of Reflection hence in connection to your excerpt about the loosing/sparser connections of the neurons on the brain due to AGING brain that prompted me to add that info re: puzzles and the likes :D

Memory though being one's capability to remember events/info is mostly related to diseases associated with older brain. Check the attached site below for additional info stating which diseases affect memory.

The 2 things that I can think of on top of my head at the moment that can affect a young brain or a young person's memory- which is quite rare if a young person had suffered from stroke which had depleted nutrients/oxygen to the brain hence affecting memory. Another is traumatic/blunt injury to the brain due to accidents etc which of course is not considered a disease as it's non- pathological.What am saying is: I don't agree with your statement about memory :willy_nilly:

Anyway, arent u talking of age though in this thread given your info/excerpt and words in the title : younger and older- arent those related to age? No? :p


http://www.cpmc.org/advanced/neurosciences/memory/memory_causes.html

http://health.howstuffworks.com/human-body/systems/nervous-system/human-memory4.htm
 
PurpleDove said:
I agree with you :nod: specifically with your 2nd sentence. I think, it's also stated by the post of Reflection hence in connection to your excerpt about the loosing/sparser connections of the neurons on the brain due to AGING brain that prompted me to add that info re: puzzles and the likes :D

Memory though being one's capability to remember events/info is mostly related to diseases associated with older brain. Check the attached site below for additional info stating which diseases affect memory.

The 2 things that I can think of on top of my head at the moment that can affect a young brain or a young person's memory- which is quite rare if a young person had suffered from stroke which had depleted nutrients/oxygen to the brain hence affecting memory. Another is traumatic/blunt injury to the brain due to accidents etc which of course is not considered a disease as it's non- pathological.What am saying is: I don't agree with your statement about memory :willy_nilly:
Anyway, arent u talking of age though in this thread given your info/excerpt and words in the title : younger and older- arent those related to age? No? :p
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yes, they are (my mistake:) I ought to have said

The more one uses his/her brain the better memory he/she acquires, being young or old just ''don't matter''!:)
 
Tuffdisc said:
Depends on the person. If they happen to suffer from Parkinson Disease/Dementia or Senility then their memory loss will be rapid. This can happen even in the young
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Check the link below - it specifies ages as to the onset of Parkinsons and Dementia. And i agree with you that there's rapid memory loss with those diseases. :nod:

One type of dementia being 'Frontotemporal Dementia' surely starts earlier in one's life YES @ ages 45-65.....STILL, it comes with age and doesn't affect the very young :)

http://www.cpmc.org/advanced/neurosciences/memory/memory_causes.html
 
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