rm memory in according with the three-box model of memory (358). Memories that are retrieved several times a day for every day of your conscience life are simply forgotten. Lacking the capability of remembering your own name could be a strong suggestion that there is a problem. The book does speak of other proposed theories of forgetting other than that of suffering from some sort of brain disease. It says that [p] sychologists have proposed five mechanisms to account for forgetting: decay, replacement of old memories by new ones, interference, motivated forgetting, and cue-dependent forgetting (376). Lastly, the book gives the reader one more mechanism for forgetting, which I believe is the most common. Its funny how drunkenness can make you forget things. Just the other night a buddy and I were -(pause)- I forget. Although the book does not say much about Alzheimers disease in particular, the book and article do speak on related subjects.Personal OpinionsI like the way this study focused on the lifestyle of the subjects rather than spouting off a large number of body parts and processes. This is an article that is a lot easier to read and understand than most over medical studies. This article has made me realize something that I never would have noticed before. The article briefly mentions something of the relationship between mental retardation and Alzheimers disease. I have a step-great uncle who married, and his wife gave birth to a mentally retarded son. The son married a mentally retarded woman, and they gave birth to a mentally retarded son. The couple could not take care of their son, so he was brought up by his grandparents. I say this because the grandparents had to stop caring for their grandson, because my step-great uncle came down with Alzheimers disease. I hope you can follow all that. I would guess there is some relationship between the two brain disorders. In conclusion, this article may not have ...
