An article this week from CNN.com titled Reversing Alzheimer's memory loss may be possible discusses how new research shows how " mental stimulation and drug treatment may help people with brain ailments such as Alzheimer's disease regain seemingly lost memories".
The lead researcher, Neuroscientist Li-Huei Tsai of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said " We show, I believe, the first evidence that even if the brain suffered some very severe neurodegeneration and the individual exhibits very severe learning impairment and memory loss, there is still the possibility to improve learning ability and recover to a certain extent lost long-term memories".
Many people suffering from AD are able to retrieve long-term memories - but not short term. These researchers believe that short-term memories are not being "erased" by AD and probably remain in storage but cannot be accessed or retrieved because of the brain damage.
Regardless of whether this research is right or wrong, one thing is clear - there are so many wonderful advances taking place in the field of AD. And that is a great thing. Keep up the great work, Li-Huei.
An article this week from CNN.com titled Reversing Alzheimer's memory loss may be possible discusses how new research shows how " mental stimulation and drug treatment may help people with brain ailments such as Alzheimer's disease regain seemingly lost memories".
The lead researcher, Neuroscientist Li-Huei Tsai of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, said " We show, I believe, the first evidence that even if the brain suffered some very severe neurodegeneration and the individual exhibits very severe learning impairment and memory loss, there is still the possibility to improve learning ability and recover to a certain extent lost long-term memories".
Many people suffering from AD are able to retrieve long-term memories - but not short term. These researchers believe that short-term memories are not being "erased" by AD and probably remain in storage but cannot be accessed or retrieved because of the brain damage.
Regardless of whether this research is right or wrong, one thing is clear - there are so many wonderful advances taking place in the field of AD. And that is a great thing. Keep up the great work, Li-Huei.