Donepezil; galantamine; rivastigmine; tacrine Increasing the neurotransmitter concentration at cholinergic synapses at many sites throughout the brain US FDA-approved for the symptomatic treatment of ...

While a little forgetfulness is common as we get older, more significant memory loss can be a sign of a serious memory problem. “Impaired memory during aging was initially called age-associated ...

Your ability to recall the what, when, where, and how of a past experience comes from episodic memory, a type of long-term, explicit memory. Your memory allows you to retain information so you can use ...

July 2, 2010 — A new report from the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) finds that the combination of positron emission tomography with 18 fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG-PET) measuring ...

Memory formation involves complex processes within the brain. When you experience something, like placing your keys on a table, neurons in the brain activate in a specific pattern. The strength of ...

Episodic memory is a form of long-term memory that captures the details of past events that one has personally experienced. Along with semantic memory, it is considered a kind of explicit memory, ...

Older adults who feel lonely — even if socially active — show faster memory decline when experiencing hearing loss. Researchers analyzed data from over 33,000 Europeans over nearly two decades, ...