Don't Forget

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In this episode of Scientific American Frontiers, host Alan Alda investigates how people create memories and how, as we age, the act of remembering becomes slippery and elusive-sometimes vanishing forever, either because of Alzheimer's disease or as a result of other neurological disorders. Alda visits two men who live entirely in the present or the distant past, unable to recall events that happened even a few minutes ago. He also meets a volunteer in an experimental treatment for Alzheimer's and examines the search for an Alzheimer's vaccine
Where Are Memories Stored? (2:09)
Brain Injury (2:40)
Short-Term Memory (2:45)
Long and Short-Term Memory (1:35)
Brain and Memory (2:16)
Brain Damage and Memory (1:35)
Function of the Brain's Hippocampus (0:59)
How to Link Names and Faces (2:42)
Filing System in the Brain (0:59)
Memory Expert (1:14)
Information Stimulus in Brain (2:33)
Memory and Emotions (2:23)
Stress and Memory (1:55)
Role of Brain's Amygdala in Memory (2:21)
Memory Intensity (1:03)
Gender and Memory (1:44)
False Memories (3:19)
How to Implant False Memories (2:07)
When False Memories Are Harmful (1:37)
Early Stages of Alzheimer's (1:53)
Human Growth Factor Into the Brain (2:33)
Progression of Alzheimer's Disease (2:08)
Brain Scan Detects Early Alzheimer's Disease (1:04)
Preventive Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease (1:27)
Experimental Vaccines for Alzheimer's disease (1:28)
Healthy Brain Aging: Brain Fitness (3:45)

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