Do people lose memory when growing old?

I don't know about their short term memory It might be weak But as far as I know the long term memory of Old people is fabulous They remember almost everything about their Past and the stories that they tell us are amazing. Yes as a person gets aged his short term memory does get weak but i think it is because the burden gets too heavy on the mind for them to hold back everything. We have got to give them credit for remembering whatever they do . And I do not think there is a memory revival or memory enhancing pill

yes when you get old you lose memory but when old people try making a puzzles or run they brain example in puzzles if they make that and dont know where the brick can be set in the brain tell itself i need to make some new cells to do the job i have here and when they run the old cells cant run much but if you keep do it the brain says to itself i need to make new cells so i can do this job Hehe hope that whas enough answer to your question mark me best response plz : ) i rated you positive plz do same to me ; )

As one ages, the short-term memory diminishes and unless you have a disease like Alzheimers your long term memory is unaffected. That is why Aunt Alice can remember her childhood like it was yesterday and can't remember where she laid her glasses down five minutes ago.

I do think this happens to many of us but i do know a lot of people that are still able to remember a lot of things even at an older age. So I think this applies to some of us but not everyone. It seems that some people remember things better as they get older. I know that I do not remmember everything that I used to remember. If there isn't something out there to help memory, there probably will be in the future. They are always coming out with something new.

I know that some older people loose their memory as they get older. The memory that goes first is the short term. Not all elderly suffer from this. I don't know of any medicine that can boost your memory, but I have heard that exercising your mind helps. Working puzzles, reading, etc. are great ways to sharped your mind and these have been shown to decrease memory loss as one gets older.

Our brain is just like an attic. For a child the attic is empty and the child soon starts learning (filling up the attic). As a person grows old the attic becomes filled up. As the brain(attic) is not expandable, people tend to forget things as a person loses some small thing and is very difficult to find in a huge attic with so many things kept in disorder.

People really keep loosing their memory andgetting slow in their funtions as they age. This is something due to autoimmune process. All this happens due to continuous oxidative stress on our brains. Stopping thisis some thing like stopping ageing, which if really succeded will be wonderful.

yes ofcourse....

the neuron is one of the few cells in the body that do not reproduce, and while you grow, more and more neurons die in our body... no, there isn't anything with spectacular, or even minor results

I think it is related to stagnation. People with passion like Picasso, Leonardo da Vinci, Einstein, just to name a few, didn't have that problem. If you keep yourelf busy reding and being active, your memory is working just fine.

yes certainly alienstar. Gradual memory decline is part of normal ageing, such that many elders feel that they have poor memory. Some if not most old people also suffer from dementia which cause a decline in cognitive and intellectual function. But the loss of memory is also influenced by other factors, such as physical health, lifestyle habits and educational level of the individual. when we grow old we should exercise our minds so and keep a healthy lifestyle so we can combat the loss of memory and rather improve or boost our memory.

try reading this link : http://www.newscientist.com/channel/being-human/mg18625011.900 maybe it could help :)

The saying "Use it or Lose it" really applies here. Staying mentally healthy means using the mind the same as flexing muscles at the gym keeps your body more 'useful'. I could do with a bit of brain gym myself!