Why Memory Lapses Are Not Always a Cause for Concern
Temporarily blanking on names and misplacing items is normal. I asked Dr. Mario Mendez, director of behavioral neurology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at U.C.L.A., about age-related memory problems, but he corrected my choice of words: “I’d say ‘memory changes,’” he said. “And that does not translate necessarily into a problem.” In a … Read more
