Alzheimer's - What Happens In The Brain? Alzheimer's disease
(AD) affects older people's memory, thought and behavior. AD
progresses inexorably, causing individuals with the condition to
gradually forget knowledge acquired throughout life and
interfering with recall of even the simplest among everyday
activities. Eventually patients will end up forgetting even the
names of their family members. While the majority of scientists
hold the belief that AD is not a normal part of aging,
considerable debate still surrounds the issue. Alzheimer's
disease affects a wide part of the brain. It starts by
disrupting the way in which electrical charges travel in the
cells as well as the action of the neurotransmitters. This
causes a disruption in the communication between the nerve
cells, thus affecting various functions of the brain. The other
effect Alzheimer's disease has on the brain is that it destroys
nerve tissues in all parts of the brain. This eventually results
into a dramatically shrunk brain thus affecting almo