There are various diseases
connected with memory loss and one of them is short term memory loss. It is not
quite usual as other illnesses of the kind, but it does still happen. There is
a very good movie that you could see, which shows exactly how a person can lose
all of his most recent reminiscences forever, yet remember what happened to him
years ago (with very small details).
That movie is called ‘Memento’
and stars Guy Pearce (writer and director: Christopher Nolan). It is about a
man who suffers from short term memory loss and who uses various notes and tattoos
to find the man who had killed his wife. You would highly recommend you seeing
the movie just to see what the condition looks like.
You may already know that
our short term memory stores information for a very short period of time and it
may not necessarily go to long term memory. However, it is still important and
one should take care not to cause additional problems to our memory processes.
Some of the most obvious
causes for short term memory loss are:
Various brain traumas (car
accidents, sports injuries and etc.
Bad habits: abuse of
alcohol, drugs and other chemical substances.
Various cardiovascular
diseases and conditions, especially a stroke.
There are various ways to
prevent the condition, but this is the scope of another article. Hope it will
come pretty soon. In the meantime you should remember that if you are facing
serious memory problems you should consult your doctor and do not try to solve
everything by yourself.
Have a nice day!
P.S. Go to see (or rent) the
movie ‘Memento’.
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