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Memory and aging
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<p>Age-related memory loss, sometimes described as "normal <a href="/facts/Aging/AxL4qCW4">aging</a>" , is qualitatively different from <a href="/facts/Memory_loss/PaMeGJH7">memory loss</a> associated with types of <a href="/facts/Dementia/T0MRDE9I">dementia</a> such as <a href="/facts/Alzheimer%27s_disease/w7Ad6tdg">Alzheimer's disease</a>, and is believed to have a different brain mechanism. </p>