Role of age and Environment in how Memories are Formed and Maintained

Environment

            The environment plays a significant in influencing the formation of memories in that they involve a person’s day to day activities and reactions towards different phenomena. A person’s environments are responsible for the amount of input of information to memory as well as reactions to these phenomena. The environment influences the moods, health, reactions and responses to different activities. Therefore, people are inclined to associate their memories with their surrounding which includes everyday aspects like the weather, interaction with others and daily activities (Lachman, Andreoletti & Pearman 2006).The more people experience situations in a similar environment, the easier it gets to remember due to the constant repetition of events and situations within a familiar environment.

Age

When a person reaches 30, there is a consistent slow decline in the cognitive function which encompasses the retention and comprehension of memory that persists with age. This is because there is a natural decrease in the memories ability to process information as a result of the halt in generative cells all over the body (Lachman, Andreoletti & Pearman 2006).This means that brain cells become fewer and the capability to interpret and retain information becomes lesser. At around the age of 65, one’s ability to remember simple things like names of things slows down, and this gets worse with the progression of age.

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