「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」 | (aka: 鳳凰院 凶真 Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 4 days agoDo old people still remember their childhood? Do people just start losing their memories and their sense of self as they get older?message-squaremessage-square50linkfedilinkarrow-up158arrow-down10
arrow-up158arrow-down1message-squareDo old people still remember their childhood? Do people just start losing their memories and their sense of self as they get older?「黃家駒 Wong Ka Kui」 | (aka: 鳳凰院 凶真 Hououin Kyouma)@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square50linkfedilink
minus-squarealternategait@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 days agoMost people with Alzheimer’s actually tend to loose more recent memories first. So they can tell you all about their childhood pets, but nothing about their children.
minus-squareBigBolillo@mgtowlemmy.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-24 days agoYeah I mean the later stages when they forget who they are and who their relatives are. Unless someone is at that point they will remember until young age at least 5+ years old, not everyone but the majority of people do.
Most people with Alzheimer’s actually tend to loose more recent memories first. So they can tell you all about their childhood pets, but nothing about their children.
Yeah I mean the later stages when they forget who they are and who their relatives are.
Unless someone is at that point they will remember until young age at least 5+ years old, not everyone but the majority of people do.