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process of memory - Coggle Diagram
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- process of memory 
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- core processes 
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- encoding- 
-  info is converted for storage 
 
 
 
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- storage- 
-  info is retained in memory
 
 
 
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- retrieval- 
-  info is recovered from memory when needed. 
 
 
 
 
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- alzheimers disease- 
-  type of dementia characterised by the gradual widespread degeneration of brain neurons, progressively causing memory decline, deterioration of cognitive and social skills, and personality changes.  
 
 
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- retrograde symptoms- 
-  forgetting old explicit long term memories. 
-  eg: names of people, knowledge- such as historical or political information
 
 
 
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- anterograde symptoms- 
-  having trouble forming new explicit long term memories. 
 
 
 
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- physical symptoms- 
-  difficulty with everyday skills. 
-  eg: dressing, cooking, cleaning, using the toilet and taking medication.
 
 
 
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- brain damage associated- 
-  hippocampus and then the  cerebral cortex
-  plaques and tangles stop neural communication and ultimately neuron death.