How Does Alzheimer's Disease Impact Memory? 🧠😣

Alzheimer's disease affects both short-term and long-term memory. Short-term memory goes first, but problems will affect a person's semantic memory first when it comes to long-term memory. These problems often begin several years before diagnosis.

Loss of semantic memory often shows up as word-finding problems or naming things; you lose your nouns first. The hippocampus is responsible for transitioning a short-term memory into a long-term one, and Alzheimer's disease slowly destroys this part of the brain. Destroying the hippocampus means your brain cannot form new long-term memories.

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