Misplacing keys, forgetting lunch dates, losing the car in the mall parking lot -- all are thought to be a normal part of getting old.
Declining hippocampal function renders us less able to both encode and retrieve information, manifesting as inability to recall names, misplacing the car keys, forgetting why we entered a room, and things far more sinister.
PREVIOUSLY: The love story we never quite understood and low-key forgot was even happening has come to an end. .
But a new study suggests that when seniors report they are plagued by missing keys, forgotten appointments, words that can't be retrieved and names that don't come, those complaints should not be lightly dismissed.
The key is forgetting the boojy way society wants you to walk, and going back to the primal prowl that women had in the good old days, before they had to worry about things like voting and "rights".
Being stuck with the tool you need at the house where you're not is more frustrating than losing your keys or forgetting where you parked the car.
Some beginning signs of physical impairment are slurred speech, slow or clumsy movements, swaying, dropping objects (e.g., goods, money, keys) or forgetting thoughts in mid-sentence.
Audio is a very key, almost forgotten part of the new landscape, as important as video.
Confidence is key, never forget that.
"The key was not forgetting our philosophy," said Xavi Hernández.
