Old age aggravates disease. It comes unimportant. What does she do with our memory? First we forget where and what they put, then - what we did five minutes ago...What's next?
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Memory games
Forgetfulness, failures in memory are familiar to many people, especially the elderly.
Where is the information from memory and why the elderly she disappears faster? German psychologists argue that the problem of forgetfulness is based on the fact that with age, the brain becomes unable to separate secondary events from important. The brain of young people is able to manage memory, throw away the secondary and «write down» the main thing. With the age of this ability disappears. But why it is she loses?
Biochemistry of memory and its absence
Not so long ago, French biochemists found out that the element of information is driving a protein molecule - the protein phosphatase enzyme (PP1). And the more we lived, the more active than this molecule «eats» Memory islands.
PP1 - enzyme, «Shooty» For the development and division of organism cells everywhere: in the liver, muscles, skin, brain. PR1 protein molecules take away phosphate groups from other proteins that are called biochemists «targets». The loss of phosphate groups leads to braking or even to complete suppression «targets». With age «hostile» PP1 reduces protein activity that gives a gene signal to start the synthesis of new proteins. When Gen «switched off», The proteins needed to save the memory are ceased to.
However, this memory loss mechanism seems to be not the only one. After all, there are forgetfulness of two types: erasing information and its masking. Oblaning information is erased from memory finally, and significant, but at the moment unnecessary, temporarily hidden. PP1 blocks, on the one hand, the synthesis of proteins responsible for the transfer of the nerve impulse during knowledge, which leads to an irreversible erasure of information, on the other, blocks the recovery of information, «Sleeping» In the depths of memory.
What is the most important thing - the RR1 molecule would not be so strong, be it without accomplices. And the accomplices of it and do not hide.
Is stress to blame
Stresses - satellites of our life. Such strong stress as a loss of loved ones, cataclysms, disasters, are able to lead to severe brain cortex violations, memory loss (amnesia). In these cases, only medicine can help.
The constant stresses born daily hassle at work, household troubles, are able to exhaust a person. As a result - deteriorating memory. To compensate for the negative impact of stress only rest, calm lifestyle, sleep, relaxation.
Another plus healthy sleep
It was during our sleep that the memory sorts information - erases unnecessary, decides on cells an important. If a person is inappropriate, the memory does not cope with the amount of information, as a result of which failures in the nervous system appear - irritability, diffuse.
For a full sleep, a person takes at least 6 hours. During this time and memory can cope with their work, and the nervous system will rest against stress.
Memory loves vitamins
Vitamin B12 is the most important vitamin for us, it is necessary for the absorption of iron. The intestinal microflora of a person, alas, is not able to fully provide the body B12, in itself it does not form in the tissues. The body requires help. If there is no help - a long lack of vitamin may damage the brain cells.
Help the body in B12 to have very simple. Main source of vitamin - animal products (liver, kidney, beef, pork, eggs, milk, cheese). Vegetarians should be sure to take B12 in the form of special drugs. Otherwise, Amnesia will not wait for yourself.
Do not forget about alcohol
If a person abuses alcohol, forgetfulness and scattered - its satellites. Plus, the constant voltage of the nervous system (scoreless fear, fear). The heavier stage of the disease, the more often the symptoms are repeated. As a rule, alcohol abuse over time leads to a general decrease in intelligence.
Still refer to trouble
Take the book and read several Pushkin rows. Read again, necessarily out loud, and do not hesitate to do it «With an expression». Try to repeat without looking into the book. Did not work out? Do the same once again and check after a while to firmly remember.
If you read the book, do not get distracted by anything, do not listen to conversations around and do not let yourself think in parallel, for example, about raising prices. Focus only on the book and its content! Constantly list the names of the characters and retell every three read pages.
If you are worried about the fact that unable to remember something important - do not worry, calm down, make some deep breaths and exhale.
Over the years accumulates fatigue and fewer people, objects and events cause curiosity. Lack of interest - the right road to the fading of memory. The most simple exercise is in the ability «see» ordinary things.
Put any item (book, favorite mug) and quietly look at some time, then close your eyes and recall this thing. Size, Color shades, Small details.
Open your eyes and take a look at the same thing again, note that you lowered. Repeat the exercise until it is possible to make an image that is fully relevant to the subject. Start memorizing from consideration of parts, do not try to remember everything at once and entirely.
Ah, the smell of roses
Smells of colors have a beneficial effect on memorization. Let the plants in the pots in the flows in your apartment settle the flavors. Especially healing for memory is the smell of roses.
How to treat other memory
In Japanese bookstores, special departments have appeared not so long ago, where the elderly people offer collections of exercises and crosswords. These collections are necessary for «Mental gymnastics», helping to train and save memory.
In Japan, such books are babysitting - today every fifth Japanese stepped over 65-year-old frontier.
