HRPYC81 Project 4813 – Assignment 60 - Conduct a literature review in which you explore one important finding (your choice) on memory and ageing that has emerged in the past 10 years.

Monique Naude

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HRPYC81

Project 4813 – Assignment 60

15 May 2020

, Contents

1 Introduction ......................................................................................................... 3
2 Memory ............................................................................................................... 3
2.1 Alzheimer’s Disease ...................................................................................... 4
2.1.1 The causes Alzheimer’s disease ............................................................ 4
2.1.2 Amyloid hypothesis as a cause of AD .................................................... 4
2.1.3 Mutation of genes as a cause of AD ....................................................... 5
2.1.4 Mild traumatic brain injury as a risk factor for AD ................................... 6
2.1.5 Age as a cause of AD ............................................................................. 6
3 Prevention of AD ................................................................................................. 6
4 Conclusion .......................................................................................................... 7
References ................................................................................................................. 8




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