How Does Memory Affect Long-Term Memory Loss?

The 2004 romantic comedy "50 First Dates" was a spin on the "Groundhog Day" notion of a day that keeps repeating itself. However, in this movie, the recycling takes place entirely inside the mind of Lucy Whitmore played by Drew Barrymore. Barrymore plays a young woman who was in an accident that caused short-term memory loss. Every night while she sleeps, the slate of her memory is wiped clean, and when she wakes up in the morning, she remembers everything that happened up to the moment of the accident, but nothing that happened afterward. In this movie, movie goers get to see a warmer side of Sandler. He reveals the warm side of his personality, and leaves behind the anger and gross-out humor of his past movies. Sandler plays Henry Roth, a marine biologist at a Hawaiian sea world, healing
These factors include, the similarity between current conditions and those that existed when the memory was stored, how recently the memory was last used, its degree of inter-relatedness to other knowledge, and its uniqueness relative to other long-term memory information. Memory loss is unusual forgetfulness that can be caused by brain damage due to disease or injury, or it can be caused by severe emotional trauma. The cause determines whether memory loss comes on slowly or suddenly, and whether it is temporary or permanent. Normal aging may result in trouble learning new material or requiring longer time to recall learned material. However, in the movie ?50 First Dates? Lucy?s memory loss comes after a head injury, and comes on very suddenly. Family support should be provided for people suffering with memory loss. Reality orientation is also recommended such as a supply familiar music, objects, or photos, to help the patient become oriented. Support for relearning may be required in some cases. Any medication schedules should be written down to avoid dependence on