martes, 9 de noviembre de 2010

Difference in Memories

The difference in memory, referring to gender does exist.  It has been proven that women have a better episodic memory than men. Although men have a better memory when it comes to thing for its own survival, like exiting the woods, men have a better memory. Women’s memory gets better when it comes to using verbal abilities, but decrease when they have to use their visuospatial abilities. This means that women have a much better hearing memory, than a visual memory. There are also environmental factors that can affect the results, like education. If a person is educated he or she may have a better short or long term memory, and have studied techniques to remember a new event. Do to the results of this experiment it is proven that females have a superior episodic memory than males.
There are differences in memory regarding cultures. It has been proved through studies; Caucasians tend to have better memory than Americans because of what their cultures focus on, and last the Asians. The memory of each culture also depends on their mother. On different cultures mothers interact more with their children. If a mother continuously asks the child about his memories, the child will eventually get a better memory.

miércoles, 3 de noviembre de 2010

Alzeihmer's Disease



 I learned that Alzeihmer is an unstopable, and uncurable disease, that gradually eats up your brain, till it kills you. i feel very sorry for the people you have this, and do not wish for me or any of my family members to get it because I now understand that it is really hard to live with this disease, and to see a relative live with it. This disease is more common on elderly people, and as the people get older we see the Alzeimer get more intense. Currentl there is no cure for this disease, and the number of people affected is big and will continue growing. Currently 5 million Americans suffer from Alzeihmer, and it is estimated if a cure is not found, that by 2050 the number will increase to 13.4 million Americans. There are some activities that you can perform in order to delay the disease or tu reduce the intensity of it, but it will not stop it. Such activities include games, and social interaction. Maintaining a healthy diet and doing regular exercise mught also lower the risk of getting Alzeihmers. I would really like for a cure to be invented becuase I think that elderly people deserve to enjoy their last years on Earth, and not live in a institution, were they are taken away their freedom, and many priviledges that life offers them. I think that doctors should be more concerned about this disease, because a large number of people already have it, and if they dont begin to pay attention to it the poeple affected will be more and more each day.