cognitive decline
Brain function worsening
Cognitive decline is the gradual weakening of mental functions—memory, reasoning, attention, processing speed.
The term usually describes age-related changes: My grandmother's cognitive decline has accelerated this year.
It ranges from mild forgetfulness to severe impairment.
Cognitive decline may be a normal part of aging or a sign of dementia or other neurological conditions.
- memory lossFailure to recall
- senior momentsAge-related brief forgetfulness
- dementiaChronic cognitive impairment
- vascular dementiaCognitive loss from impaired cerebral circulation
- early onsetBeginning before typical age
sundowning · brain fog · losing your marbles · executive dysfunction · Parkinson's disease · confusion · brain health · neurodegeneration · Alzheimer's disease · disorientation · senescence · stroke · impaired judgment · chronic stress · hypertension · forgetfulness · traumatic brain injury · Huntington's disease
- symptomsfever, headache, pain, nausea, rash
- health effectsillness, disease, injury, harm, damage
- impairmentsimpairment, disability, paralysis, incapacity, blindness
- Neuropsychologymemory test, executive function, working memory, attention, brain injury
- Aging Problemsdementia, Alzheimer's, osteoporosis, arthritis, falls
- aging psychologyaging brain, life review, late adulthood, life span, brain aging
cognitive declinecognitive enhancement
Improving mental function artificially
cognitive growth · brain development · intellectual development · neuroplasticity · brain training
cognitive declinemental sharpness
mental acuity · sharp mind · mental clarity · lucidity · quick-wittedness