That is a very interesting hypothesis. I notice Buck is now reposting older material.
My mother's memory declined substantially as she got into her late 80s and early 90s. She stopped initiating conversations. I would test her memory of various things, she could name people in photos etc. and never forgot me, but she did sometimes forget my sister's name. I ran into a 92-year in the supermarket a couple of years ago and he was quite a talker, had a long story about unions and troubles he had with them wanting him to be in their membership when he was younger. Later, about 15 minutes later, we ran into each other again. He did seem recognize me but told me the same story once again. So I do not know what his situation was, but he was certainly more lively than people I have seen in the Alzheimer's wards of care facilities. As he was unaccompanied in the market I assume that he was fairly clear of serious problems. Even in myself, I notice long term memories from childhood are more stable than recent ones. Meditation also seems to have an effect of less memory. If experiences do indeed make less of an impression, I would presume memories of experiences would be less imprinted in the brain. That seems to be a different effect than just ageing. I watched the movie Tarantula recently (with an uncredited part for Clint Eastwood). This came out in 1955, and I recalled the scenes in the film quite well, but now, having meditated for such a long time, I sometimes will watch a Blu-ray or DVD of a much more recent film, and by about halfway through, it finally dawns on me I saw it before within the last ten years or less, and remembered practically nothing about it. This does not seem to be dementia, as I can write original material and hold conversations without much trouble in spite of my anti-social nature. I attribute this partially to the effects of TM. ---In [email protected], <turquoiseb@...> wrote : From: "anartaxius@... [FairfieldLife]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2015 9:49 PM Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Post Count Fri 23-Jan-15 00:15:08 UTC I think you know what to do Buck, you just do not do it. I think you prefer to ineffectually complain. Actually join in on a discussion, or stay on The Peak; those are pretty much the only options open to you here; if you simply complain or spam us nobody is interested, you are a voice crying in a wilderness of your own making. You are not exercising your intelligence, which is why some here think you do not have any. There are not many footholds here for stodgy, 19th century religion. Exactly. In all seriousness, Buck's act really does seem to contain many of the earmarks of Early Onset Alzheimer's, *including* his tendency to adopt "roles" and stay in them, so as to distance himself from the people he's talking to. People with dementia tend to do this so that the people they're talking AT don't realize that they've lost the ability to talk TO others. ---In [email protected], <dhamiltony2k5@...> wrote : Rick, I should not have to receive these kind of personal slur and attacks as ad hominem and threats from your yahoo-group. That is completely against Yahoo-groups guidelines. Please remove these post from FFL and discipline the membership of their authors. -Buck in Fairfield, Iowa
