By Ralph Sanchez, L.Ac.,CNS,D.Hom.
The area of the brain that is most severely affected in Alzheimer’s is the hippocampus. This area of the brain is responsible for turning information into memory. It is a crucial area for the fromation of new memory. As the hippocampus deteriorates from the disease processes associated with Alzheimer’s, the ability to make new memories vital to everyday tasks, are lost. Information processing and memory retention in the hippocampus is dependent on new brain cells (neurons) growing and establishing new connections. Recent research now reveals that exposures to lead can alter the normal development of newly born neurons (neurogenesis) in this part of the brain vital to learning and memory. (1) [click to continue…]
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