This is a cut segment from a larger documentary on Time titled “BBC – Daytime”. It discusses some of the mysteries of memory and how time effects our lives.
Clive Wearing has a neurological disorder called Anterograde Amnesia which is a condition that doesn’t allow new memories to transfer into long-term memory. This means that he will never remember anything since his incident, similarly to the movie Memento.
Clive was an accomplished pianist in the 80s’, and fortunately can still play the piano flawlessly. He only remembers his wife, and anything else to him is new information, even if it was presented to him once before.
Can be offset by taking antioxidant vitamins with meal
But a healthy diet rich in fruits and vegetables is best defence
 Adults with type 2 diabetes who eat unhealthy, high-fat meals may experience memory declines immediately afterward, but this can be offset by taking antioxidant vitamins with the meal, according to new research from Baycrest.
There is already growing evidence linking diabetes to cognitive complications in humans. Adults with type 2 diabetes are especially vulnerable to acute meal-induced memory deficits after eating unhealthy foods. [continue reading…]
A new computer programme for cerebral stimulations improves intellectual performance among older people. A pilot study from the University of Basel presenting evidence to this effect is being presented at the European Neurology Congress in Nice. It also shows how large the capacity of the brain to reorganize itself still is in the elderly.
A new computer based training programme can slow the loss of cognitive ability. The results of a pilot study to this effect are being presented by Dr. Iris Katharina Penner, associate professor at the institute for general psychology and methodology at the Psychology Faculty of the University of Basel (Switzerland), at the European Neurological Society Congress in Nice. [continue reading…]
People with a devastating brain injury that has wiped out many of their personal memories may still be able to understand other people’s feelings and intentions, according to a joint study by the Rotman Research Institute at the Baycrest Centre for Aging and the Brain, and York University’s Department of Psychology, Faculty of Health. [continue reading…]
