Why People with Alzheimer's Forget the Right Word (and How to Find It Again)
Do you have to pause or just describe a word you can't quickly recall? For people living with Alzheimer's disease, word-finding problems are among the earliest and most frustrating symptoms. The encouraging news is that the word is often not gone. The brain may simply have difficulty finding the pathway to retrieve it. In this article, I explain the neuroscience behind word retrieval, why Alzheimer's disrupts these language networks, and how practical strategies based on neuroplasticity can help strengthen communication and restore confidence.
Why Alzheimer's Affects Short-Term Memory: 7 Strategies That Really Help
Have you ever walked into a room and forgotten why you were there, or wondered if you already took your medication? For people living with Alzheimer's disease, these frustrating moments are caused by changes in short-term, working, and prospective memory. In this article, I explain why these memory failures occur, what is happening inside the brain, and the seven practical strategies I use every day to stay organized, more independent, and in control of my life.
The Hidden Memory System That Can Help Fight Alzheimer's
Once we’ve started Leqembi or Kisunla we are anxious to see improvement in our AD symptoms and many of us do see improvement. That improvement is not because memory has been restored, it is because with mild cognitive impairment our brains can still relearn and to some extent starts doing that when we shift our thoughts to fixing what we have lost. We can and should begin and continue to repair ADs damage to prolong our independence as long as possible. I’ve written an article that I think may help you understand the power than only you have to repair what has been lost.