What Causes Memory Problems?

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Scientists believe that with aging, the human brain could decrease in size and lose some of its efficacy. It has been found that with every decade of life, in the region of the brain known as ‘hippo-campus,’ there is a 5% decrease of nerve cells totaling 20% by the time a person reaches age 80. In some cases, the process could begin early incurring partial lapses in memory. If not adequately recognized and treated, this could escalate in total memory loss. Apart from aging, there could be other related issues that could cause memory problems. Significant changes in the functioning of the brain could occur. These changes, could lead to acute loss of brain cells in certain regions of the brain associated with memory. The production of chemicals required by our brain cells could begin to diminish leading to declining of memory. There could also be changes in the manner in which information is stored which could adversely affect our memory. Other factors like depression, excessive smoking and drinking, head injury caused by accidents or stroke, could also destroy the nerve cells and cause memory problems.