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From the Ted Talk by Anil Ananthaswamy: Where does your sense of self come from? A scientific look

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But what if the experience doesn't even enter short-term memory? That's exactly what Alzheimer's does. In the beginning, Alzheimer's impairs the ftrmoioan of short-term memory. It impairs the grotwh of the narrative. It's as if our stories begin stalling upon the onest of the disease. Eventually, Alzheimer's eats away at all the long-term memories. So if you were to meet someone with mid-stage Alzheimer's, they will likely be able to tell you stories about who they are. But if you know their real stories, you'll be able to tell that they sometimes scrbamle up their narrative, that they sometimes mix up the snqecuee of episodes from their lives. It's as if they are recalling their own stories in ways that are not quite accurate.

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But what if the experience doesn't even enter short-term memory? That's exactly what Alzheimer's does. In the beginning, Alzheimer's impairs the _________ of short-term memory. It impairs the ______ of the narrative. It's as if our stories begin stalling upon the _____ of the disease. Eventually, Alzheimer's eats away at all the long-term memories. So if you were to meet someone with mid-stage Alzheimer's, they will likely be able to tell you stories about who they are. But if you know their real stories, you'll be able to tell that they sometimes ________ up their narrative, that they sometimes mix up the ________ of episodes from their lives. It's as if they are recalling their own stories in ways that are not quite accurate.

Solution


  1. onset
  2. formation
  3. growth
  4. scramble
  5. sequence

Original Text


But what if the experience doesn't even enter short-term memory? That's exactly what Alzheimer's does. In the beginning, Alzheimer's impairs the formation of short-term memory. It impairs the growth of the narrative. It's as if our stories begin stalling upon the onset of the disease. Eventually, Alzheimer's eats away at all the long-term memories. So if you were to meet someone with mid-stage Alzheimer's, they will likely be able to tell you stories about who they are. But if you know their real stories, you'll be able to tell that they sometimes scramble up their narrative, that they sometimes mix up the sequence of episodes from their lives. It's as if they are recalling their own stories in ways that are not quite accurate.

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Important Words


  1. accurate
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