Page 121 - The Memory Program How to Prevent Memory Loss and Enhance Memory Power

Page 110

performance is still difficult to explain fully, based on our current knowledge of memory processes.
Nonetheless, his case, more than any other, helped to establish the hippocampus as the main seat of
short-term memory in the brain.

Treating Memory Loss Due to Brain Damage

If infection or carbon monoxide or lead poisoning is caught early and the offending agent is treated
or removed, there can be partial to complete recovery in cognitive abilities, including memory.
However, if many nerve cells have already died, recovery may not be possible. In such cases, long-
term physical and cognitive rehabilitation is necessary. Researchers are now trying various
techniques to directly stimulate brain nerve cells to reproduce and replace those that have died,
raising considerable hope for the treatment of such patients in the future.

TEAMFLY

®
Team-Fly