Question

In what ways does memory formation, storage, and retrieval change with age? What effect might this have on learning for an older person?

Answer 1

Memory decays with age and the most important factor for this is that the physical cells including the brain cells start to lose their efficiency. As people age, they also stop learning things and use their existing knowledge and skills to keep going. So, the chances of forming new memories is almost stopped. When they retire, they also limit their movements outside thus their existing memory about things that they already know also reduce. They would have hard time recalling things that they have in their long-term memory thus falling prey to dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. They will have hard time remembering their day today schedule, people, events and skills.

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