Memory

Have you ever wondered why you can’t remember being a baby? Or why you can easily remember all the words to a song you learnt as a teenager—even if that was 20 (or more) years ago?

Dementia symptoms usually develop gradually. Often the earliest signs are recognised in hindsight because they’re mistaken for signs of normal ageing.

Dementia is one of the most significant diseases that faces our ageing population.

Why does our ability to remember things change with age? A key to slowing decline may lie in exercising not only the brain, but also the body.

The more a neuronal pathway is activated, the stronger a memory.

Memories aren’t stored in just one part of the brain - different types of memories are stored in different and interconnected brain regions

Memories are formed by changing the connections between neurons.

There are many types of memory, which can be both conscious and unconscious

How does memory work? How does the brain store memories, and where is the information stored?