Tag Archives: Cognitive Impairment

Establish Your Baseline Memory Function

November 15, 2010 – 5:16 pm

National Memory Screening Day , an annual initiative spearheaded by the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) in collaboration with community organizations. The organization promotes early detection of memory problems as well as Alzheimer’s disease and related illnesses, and encourages appropriate intervention.  For National Memory Screening Day, qualified healthcare professionals offer free, confidential memory screenings as [...]

By Dr. Wes Ashford | Posted in Alzheimers, Cognitive Impairment, dementia, memory loss, Memory Screening | Also tagged , , , | Comments (0)

Depression and Your Memory

October 12, 2009 – 7:44 pm

Common mental conditions like depression affect our cognitive abilities, most notably working memory and attention, and can contribute to the difficulty of coping and being effective in our every day jobs and life. Depressed individuals must engage more brainpower to achieve the same results as someone without depression. This places heavy demands on the brain’s [...]

By Dr. Bernard Croisile | Posted in Cognitive Impairment, memory loss | Also tagged | Comments (0)