Memory impairment in Alzheimer’s disease
- Authors: Volobuev A.1, Romanchuk P.1, Romanchuk N.1, Davydkln I.1, Bulgakova S.1
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Affiliations:
- Samara State Medical University
- Issue: Vol 30, No 6 (2019)
- Pages: 10-13
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://journals.eco-vector.com/0236-3054/article/view/113925
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29296/25877305-2019-06-02
- ID: 113925
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Abstract
The cerebral cortex (CC) is the syncytium consisting of memory cells (cyclic neural circuits (CNCs)). The latter are continuously loaded with information over the human life span. Various concepts are recalled as a result of CNC excitation. All the CNCs are interconnected. This relationship may be deterministic and stochastic. The stochastic connections of CNCs determine human creative possibilities; they are not available in computers. Alzheimer’s disease is determined by brain neuronal death and CNC destruction. This leads to the disappearance of information in the CC, i.e. to memory impairment. The creative work of the brain and the demand for synaptic connections of brain neurons contribute to the preservation of memory.
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A. Volobuev
Samara State Medical University
Email: volobuev47@yandex.ru
Professor
P. Romanchuk
Samara State Medical UniversityCandidate of Medical Sciences
N. Romanchuk
Samara State Medical University
I. Davydkln
Samara State Medical UniversityProfessor
S. Bulgakova
Samara State Medical University
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