Feb 3 Aging and Neurodegenerative Disease

Question 1

What cognitive function drops the most

Answer 1

Numeric ability drops the most

Question 2

What can affect cognitive decline? (Name 5)

Answer 2

• Physical contact with mother reduce chances.
• The more taxing the school the better your cognitive function.
• Nursing homes, family connection and family an friends are positive.
• SES causes earlier onset of cognitive decline.
• Cardiovascular/ neuromuscular and healthy lifestyle all effects it.

Question 3

how to diagnosis Alzheimer’s?

Answer 3

can’t diagnosis Alzheimer’s until they do autopsy

Question 4

Semantic vs Episodic

Answer 4

Semantic memory provides “the memory necessary for the use of language”,

episodic memory consists of memory for “temporally dated episodes or events, and the temporal-spatial relations” among them.

Question 5

What can trigger cognitive function loss?

Answer 5

Triggered by an effect like an infection that can trigger cognitive function loss

Question 6

Can Neurons regenerate

Answer 6

Neurons cannot regenerate new ones but can rejuvenate.

Question 7

Amyloid a protein that?

Answer 7

Amyloid a protein that accumulates in the brains of patients with Alzheimer’s and dementia patients that causes cognitive function aging

Question 8

‘cognitive reserve’?

Answer 8

Your brain’s ability to adapt in the face of ageing or illness.”

Question 9

Strategies for the Aging Brain

(Name 4)

What can help with cognitive reserve? (2 things)

Answer 9

Strategies for the Aging Brain

• Socialise (avoiding social
  isolation) and Staying physically active
• Eat well (lots of fruits and
  vegetables, reduced simple carbs
  and saturated fats)
• Stay curious and continue to learn
• Think positive and manage stress Stress damages neurons which can’t grow back

Elderly being with younger increase cognitive function in both

Antioxidants can help with cognitive reserves.