What part of the brain does Alzheimer's attack?

Answer 1

Alzheimer's Disease affects the cognitive, or thought, processes of the brain. Alzheimer's is characterized by two abnormal structures in the brain: amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. Although the distribution varies among individuals, the areas commonly affected in the brain include the association cortical and limbic regions. Well to answer your question more accurately, it affects the brain in essence meaning every aspect of it. So Alzheimer's affects all parts of your brain because of the degeneration.
Alzheimer's Disease causes extreme shrinkage of the Cerebral Cortex, certain subcortical regions and the Hippocampus due to the loss of neurons and synapses.
brain regions responsible for learning, reasoning, and memory. Autopsies of persons with AD show that these regions of the brain become clogged with two abnormal structures--neurofibrillary tangles and senile plaques.
The areas most affected are in the temporal lobe. The cerebral cortex and hippocampus tend to shrink, and the brain ventricles increase in size.

Answer 2

A healthy brain has blood flow going all through the brain. When something happens to the brain that area of the brain blood flow is less or not at all. This happens with drug use, accidents and Alzheimer's. If a person is put on a brain imaging machine his/her brain looks like it has holes in it with the affected part of the brain.
Nothing happens to the brain. Forgetness increases. Many things are forgot quickly by the person who gets that disease.

Answer 3

Alzheimer's Disease affects a great number of things.

The top few being:-

• Mental Abilities - Including the ability to think, understand and remember.

• Emotions and Moods - Appearing Apathetic, withdrawn and not being able to control your mood are all common factors.
• Behavior - Repeating Actions and words, Hiding things, and outbursts that are unusual
• Physical Abilities - It can also lead to a digression in body functions over time.

Lets just say it is not a nice disease to have.

I hope that helps.

Stephen
http://AlzheimersBooks.org

Answer 4

The frontal lobe of the Cerebrum as the frontal lobe is responsible for human's emotions, thinking and reasoning which is exactly the areas that affects Alzheimer's.

Answer 5

The part of the nervous system that is mostly affected by Alzheimer's disease is the cerebral cortex. However, the hippocampus is also affected.

Answer 6

The damage is done to the cortex, the problem solving, memory, and recognition area of the brain.

Answer 7

nervous system

Answer 8

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