Memory lapses are unsettling, but they don’t necessarily herald impending dementia.
Q: When should a person start worrying about becoming more forgetful? How can you tell if it’s normal memory loss, or something more serious?
A: For many of us, memory blips become more common as we get older. Our brains are forming fewer connections now, so our memory is not as strong as it used to be. It may take us longer to remember basic information, such as names, dates, or where we left our car keys. As we get older, the processing speed of our brain slows down, so we can’t recall information as quickly as we used to….