dennis prager
i can't remember what i forgot July 03 2008 Sue Halpern author
Play Here 0:01:07 Talk to a woman whose book has just been published on memory. A word -- from Dennis about memory. I I almost have the chills about one item about is that. Play Here 0:01:23 And that is. Wheat essentially we humans we are member. If we don't have a memory. We don't have office. That's how important memory it. Play Here 0:01:40 And it's it's funny because I have done I think -- I know at least once maybe twice. I have actually discussed this issue in in in in this way. I have to ask people who lost their if they had
a wonderful American they lost their partner to 3040 years. Do the
memories of your merit. Help you. To go long or is only the president
and it's paying -- it's loneliness. Only those issues in your life that
so memory is is. It's close to being everything. My guess --
Halliburton. HA AL TER and she has written this book can't remember what I forgot great title. -- you're very welcome was yours by the way. Play Here 0:02:33
But I don't. You know it's funny that you ask that question it was my
because driving one day and I -- this. Either radio country ish song
and and it -- it has those words. -- title until well into. Play Here 0:02:54
You know -- want to say something. I already like you tell anybody who
got a doctorate from Oxford and uses that title from country western
music. I like that. No snobbery there can't remember what I forgot the
name of the book the good news from the front lines of memory research.
All right there really is good news I'm dying here what is it. Play Here 0:03:22 Complicated it's not funny
I -- let's say that what you just said about memory being everything is
absolutely cracked. That's what it's who we are you know and so it now
that's. Play Here 0:03:34 That's why forgive we want to -- moment his helper but I just want to say via the -- These what do people see -- you're living beings in it there's a fire at Church. Play Here 0:03:53 hit the -- here original question
out there a lot of it is that that that it and I and I can I will go
through it but. Yes -- this huge subject memory dictate memory repaired
because that's what we're really talking about whether you know. What's
gone wrong. And aren't really complicated and so. Let's say expecting
this to be. You know single moment you know. Hello general riot and
it's going to do everything we want to do and that's what we're
waiting for that fact cited the really incremental bit loose. Slowly
and -- that. And this is a very exciting year right now we're working.
Well for budget decrease since -- for one reason is that for the first
time name. Scientists and doctors are able to see adversity in --
living thing that's ever been before and true. He had completely it --
to actually have a positive. That this. For the first time. I'm very
able to see the progression of the disease before -- ever since then
maybe ten years later adverse symptoms. While that might sound kind of
creepy right now because there's not a whole -- can do about it. In
fact a lot of the drugs that are in development that are coming to
fruition right now I -- I don't have to be taken well before there's
damage. You know in the very early. Play Here 0:05:18
That -- Charlton Heston could announce member Charlton Heston announced
the doctors have told me that I have the symptoms and use perfectly non
-- primary issue there if army being on scientific. And and put
announced I have the symptoms are no longer going to happen. Play Here 0:05:37
And they'll let a drag that you can take. Ten years before you know
start slipping into and that's only if there's such a thing you don't
want -- attacked. Play Here 0:05:48 Can go below well. Q and -- everything that's what you hear though you look at the -- I remember it used to go below. Play Here 0:06:00
definitely definitely affecting because it. -- it but I think the
camera and anecdotal evidence that suggests that it does something --
the something. Play Here 0:06:09 It goes well thank you and I looked terrible. All for the for the -- for the -- global stock. Play Here 0:06:17
Well it does that. The -- work really well it's sort of sound it's that
that says that later it it you know bring order lighting in two year.
You know -- expand here capillaries that. But I think that every that
the government actually paid for are these past to see you know because
it's not. -- have to keep going those kind of supplement with FDA the
FDA so they did say they would try to test this nothing. Turned out
conclusively that it in effect there it is you know positive way that
we can do with it if it completely committed their blood -- it can happen you know. I don't eat yet he can't go to historic and say I'm Linda -- Play Here 0:07:04 You know all looks thinner can have a bad effect on your memory. Play Here 0:07:07
He can have that affect your memory eight if -- taking -- and you have
if you're taking also blood thinner and that you picked to go on top of
it. Definitely -- that sexy. Play Here 0:07:19 I'll watch you've got a combination of what -- lucky tickets millions who would daily aspirin. Play Here 0:07:25 I I think. That's -- about it because it. Play Here 0:07:28
I thought it was not a right but also not good with -- all right I'll
go back the memory I don't want to -- actual record here. Social you're
saying that the good news or -- you want the good news of yourself
title is one good news is. We can now see alzheimer's in the bringing
-- we -- we alzheimer's. But of course that's that's only good news
potentially. Play Here 0:07:54
Well medical you have to know how they're they're couples that are
opposite. They're very close to being -- with a clinical trial. And
it's they should be dealt redundant this summer. So you know waiting
for that. And they're working it's working at a new paradigm that
didn't -- before because until about five years ago the genetics that
this -- work really well worked out. So this is as if that it has it
hasn't been seen before. Debt actually tries to attack that probably I
didn't and and so right now to take -- accept this thing. Stop gap with
these new drugs to try to -- stave -- off. And they're coming down the
pipeline they decided it was a whole other set of this stuff that I
write about which is normal memory a lot. Play Here 0:08:46
You know which is well won't concentrate on that's I -- I do I just
Arab and the whole question what is memory but I but I I just want to
understand on the alzheimer's issue obviously they can only attack
while they now understand so why is it is that a virus is it is eating
away that part of the brain what is it. Play Here 0:09:07
Sort of little lessons the face -- they're great. There -- a couple of
pick your brain that I think specifically. Those two. Command and
control your memory let me get a presided one particular place there
couple places -- your brain that are crucial for the formation of --
One of them at the base of the hippocampus. And hippocampus steps to get
smaller and text to break down in out diversity early. And -- didn't --
that is that is whether the case is that it is an iBook it's. Why that
might be quiet that and so in the past they're really understood what
-- and now very a pretty good working models like that. And so and --
working model has only come. Two aren't that they are not the last few
years because the technology wasn't there. Until very recently to
understand it. And basically what's happening is that your body. Is
badly for some inexplicable reason that looks to be like has switched
-- wrong. Predicted too much of a chemical called do you actually 42.
And though that chemical effects could build up your grade and it it's.
Essentially and that -- garage about your arms in kind of picture about it into forming -- plaque that congress. Play Here 0:10:44 And they and they start to shrink the hippocampus. Play Here 0:10:48
the question what tricking the hippocampus is and what did they can't
get that kind of feedback loop so that. Years you're creating your if I
could eat too much at the I'm still -- but he still couldn't crack. Black art and they ventilated out this -- and it is is killing the masses -- the the last particularly. Play Here 0:11:12
Oh all right okay new book is can't remember what I forgot to take your
calls I want to. I asked her about something in my memory since I'm a
kid when we come back. This power is particularly dedicated you. It's
about memory. Play Here 0:11:31 Hi everybody Dennis Prager
here and I have doctors who help bring -- arm and she has written this.
Book can't remember what I forgot the good news from the front lines of
memory researcher -- said at the opening. We really are our memories
that that's New York. And by the way that at least -- and that's why I
never found comfort. Saying that I the spread or older or anything but
I've never felt comforting reincarnation as in you don't come Dennis coming back the local person who's so it'll remember Dennis . It doesn't it doesn't matter Dennis
that's like so I've always wondered why it was comforting people will
be doing over the Lugo local -- power. Anyway darker -- were talking
about memory here and now that they that they now have met alzheimer's
they can see it in the brain. And they -- they're even having some do
you have hope that these new drugs by the way. Play Here 0:12:36 Actually I mean I can't believe it's Japan and that they come
-- play it where they need to attack yet. It'll be that these
particular kids might not be hit but I think that -- pretty close on
anything yet. A -- vaccines that that clinical trial I think ended last
summer. And -- the vaccine that basically attempts to clear plaques
from the brain. And the preliminary results look really good so. Play Here 0:13:06 So I would be an alzheimer's vaccine. While. Play Here 0:13:10
Yeah well that's that her -- Andre close and in all the stuff that's
happening now I. -- if historically we ask that doctor society has sort
of -- you know. There have been the big breakthrough going to be in --
say in five years. Actually put this day now it is no way to say that
now it really is. Play Here 0:13:37 By the way are you west Columbia university college of physicians and surgeons. Play Here 0:13:40 I was at Columbia University but I know what is Vermont. So I have -- Middlebury College . Play Here 0:13:46 All ICI got -- got -- my brother resumed the position it is practiced how to better politics there and you know -- and who can developer. Play Here 0:13:55 I don't know what. I. Play Here 0:13:59
It is I go the small world bill that is true doctor -- program very
proud of them. Even though he's my older brother usually proud of your
younger brother program -- Play Here 0:14:10 I don't that I get. When did he looked up on the -- Play Here 0:14:15 Well anyway we're very curious so now back now back to memory issues. I'd like to tell you
one which ironically or -- in the legislature and her brother my
brother and I have the exact same problem. And have always had. And I
wonder I never no one has ever been able to shed light on -- and it's
it's actually a problem warming. And -- very very specific memory
problem. And my brother has it exactly. As argue and that is people's
names that. No it's not a matter I will meet people at a reception and
then I will forget their name next. -- I'm talking about. I won't know
somebody for years. And then all of a sudden they're in Maine will
skate. And so when are going to Benson -- being very open here
obviously. Would I go into events I mean even with the relatives I
will rehearse their names in my brain. Lest I blow and and RRR I
remember in in graduate school I was dating a girl for six months. Am I
got her last name rural introducing her people at a party if she was
very offended. My broker has the exact same problem and only me. You
heard any anything to say about that. Play Here 0:15:44 I think about that what is I married seven that the exact. -- improbable. Play Here 0:15:49 Well it was his that is what is there -- Gregory and his staff. Play Here 0:15:54 Now I can tell you that when we if you look at Chris told people that need to prove that he can be around it says that. I can do about it is that it -- it. Play Here 0:16:05 Their sources say the name out while exact. Play Here 0:16:08
And pat so I completely understand it and what's funny is that. It's
something historically been true it's not it's certainly that just
developed. Let's hope they interpret them out on one hand he can
remember you know depending very different from. Play Here 0:16:24
Oh yeah -- don't -- success if you pay if you told me right now she
reasons why you look your husband. I would remember that next. Play Here 0:16:33
Right exactly so. So let I actually because but the problem I grabbed
except with a lot of different people aren't they traveled around and
and it'll basically been sent a couple things whether -- lighting
issue. You know he acquired it in particular way and they'll YA that
your past isn't. -- for whatever reasons. Play Here 0:17:00 I'm trying. -- well functioning. Play Here 0:17:03
Yeah I -- that particular and the and that wouldn't you rather how to
do that makes it sound even more possible that -- that the kind of
genetic. Situations that you're you're involved in the -- Play Here 0:17:14 Yup but but -- can you identify -- wires we were not new year now simplicity are we. Play Here 0:17:22
Well that -- It's not a problem that when you could you read the books
about how to improve your memory and the good of the seminaries where
they teach you you know memory check. Take one of the biggest issues
that people have and. Play Here 0:17:39 It means yeah. Yeah and it -- people who make their living I kid you not trade other people I remember names. Play Here 0:17:50 I understand that on how to train yourself to remember names are at a party given social event. Play Here 0:17:58 However this -- the the only member -- like my cousins. Yeah -- that it is the. Play Here 0:18:10
I ignored did you. It's so -- That's different -- behavioral alike --
Korean thing will do different waters meet people but they can't you
have and we still more are very for a week from mapping that correct
okay so that's so there's no hope. And after that it courts with. Play Here 0:18:36 have to have a really good. Play Here 0:18:37 I would look for that's right they're -- poured. What a breaker 776 do you know why -- here and
there are times -- I have 18 -- I always say. Operators sort of took
that although I have a much better memory for numbers. Right that's got
two different wire. Play Here 0:18:56
I talk and you know the other thing that -- it depend -- what what.
Important here is some level you know and didn't think you --
remembering a. Play Here 0:19:09
All right let me tell you remembering -- I'm a public person
remembering -- is unbelievably important to me. Yeah all -- it is it is
the price paid I feel terribly clear people I know that I -- it doesn't
work out all right I'll take your questions and I have some more here
especially -- about brain injury there the book. Can't remember what I
forgot I'm Dennis Prager . Play Here 0:19:37 Hi everybody Dennis
-- they have party doing in memory expert doctors who help -- her book
just can't remember what I forgot the good news from the front lines
that memory -- politics -- here -- I have my own. Further questions. Play Here 0:19:52
And that'll go two -- in Los Angeles all know -- knocked her out dying
I went to Jodie and knocked -- how. This is not a good is that you
press this button and then you're invited the other one. I will get her
back at a moment's a lot of composure question annul all related thanks
-- I don't. Play Here 0:20:14
Hi Eric that morning you remember my name yet. Right at the stated that
if it is we can't in mighty early forties. -- start getting word eight
people and then. Play Here 0:20:31
What what or how old are you now so right so and awards being in this
period or you're late forties. You have been forgetting names faces
what else thinks. Play Here 0:20:43
Eight weren't as the biggest thing all right I can't remember -- in the
middle of the amber. And I got my doctor they like about it. And and
that it it get -- I don't happen to everybody at forty I think -- in
every anecdote they are telling me that they forget that you. But I'm
really I'm really not getting any better really think it's getting
work. I was wondering. Let's get that whether I'm right and whether any
desolate in your pocket they -- you when they don't know have theory
that it -- know. How many being -- really forgotten. Play Here 0:21:21
Are -- briefly do you tell majority -- sorry for better malfunction of
the importance and meaning what here is -- she's 48 and and she has
been forgetting main -- Tuesday that doctors where everything goes you
know what that a critical of himself to me like everything goes to 48 I
she's a little concerned over consider her. Play Here 0:21:47
Two things one -- that we can -- your doctors say that is because as
you get older. -- certain naturally start. His decline in almost every
way and there are really serious ideological things that are going on
-- praying that god that they get. More likely that you'll forget
things that you have a you know very conflicting with earlier that's
probably part of it. I'm you know if you -- worried. In that way and
you can't pick doctor really just not complicate the very best thing to
do -- tracked down -- psychologist. And has confessed to a battery of
tests that take about 456 -- Israel they're. And it can do is good
picture of your brain in your capacity as -- could possibly be even
better this certainly isn't getting a great scam and that's what I
would do that I did do that myself prefer to write a book and he really
well. Play Here 0:22:49
I think you should Jodi -- I don't want to worry you would all I don't.
Most people I know 48 you know -- undergoing major forgetfulness
things. Play Here 0:23:00
Another issue which is that you get started back up because you're
worried about your memory that we're actually. Teacher memory is here
with your memory -- It's and you have to switch. Play Here 0:23:13
Barack fascinating good -- Jodi you have that's there was an important
I think a lot of people you know I also I kept from friends all the
time oh -- for -- Senior moment. He's maybe I forget that I have I have
senior moment I don't have any senior moments I have the same lousy
you. Thursday I -- that -- beyond that all I I I have forgotten keys
when I was when the I think people over and over and engage in that
lying unhappiness senior moment. Play Here 0:23:50 You're actually late -- and I would I think people who just. It going to end here political and -- to -- it sounds. Play Here 0:23:59
But -- Eddie it's your moments. It's teenage -- it up and throw it my
mother's a committee. And I and I I -- reflect on she was right I
didn't like would you do if your period we're not attached. You would
forget it and I realize now she she was right. Play Here 0:24:21
What can say okay around -- that. Attentions -- then click the link. Do
memory so if you can't attempt -- something I if you can't tell you
could kick out of Iraq because you've got real that your mind. Play Here 0:24:37 Yeah exactly gotta I gotta take a break -- can't remember what I forgot the name of the book company. Hi everybody Dennis Prager
here I'm speaking to doctors who help current. Terrible this can't
remember what I forgot the good news from from one's memory research.
That's memory is who we are as a rather big subject. You mentioned
something of extreme significance just this -- went to a break doctor
Halperin. Play Here 0:25:05 And that is -- the relationship between memory and attention. Play Here 0:25:14
Right it's it's crucial. We talked about the part of the -- the
hippocampus and and that part of the brain specifically is the
bookkeeper for your memory any kind of sensory information that you you
know -- Experience flake out. You know what you're seeing or hearing
particular -- whatever. Have to first go through there and again you
know a look at around them. I think removed had its fill of talking
communal were ill whatever it is -- you you're censoring getting true.
Because if I can. Because if you have a bad memory is because you're
talking tend to do it and if you can't pay attention to something you
get it doesn't -- and it doesn't get in that you -- Play Here 0:26:04
What do you think then about people who have the and my -- traumatic
brain injury for example in an accident. Maybe the politics of the
seeing drug victim of people may -- rural three DD. Play Here 0:26:21
The good question good question and I -- to -- Zapatistas -- still and
it -- this can include the guerrillas that wouldn't necessarily be a
good thing. Literally there's that's what kind of -- that speed in both
politically except the part of your -- on the pre frontal cortex. But
this I think -- well they they aren't just -- working world a different
drug debt. Into the looking for that none of the people eighty people
have kids and adults but also people with traumatic brain injury
because the different class of drugs. And she's having some very very
good luck that he -- she's still -- it in the animal so better --
basically you know looking. Play Here 0:27:12 So what what what works for example. Play Here 0:27:15 drug. They're great that it took it would got a funny name it's called click finish them. Play Here 0:27:22 not available well. Play Here 0:27:23
Not yet know that. You know it's getting closer two trials I believe so
we're saying they're so that -- could question because the attracted
yeah I mean a lot of this stuff. It's really didn't and so you know if
you get a -- it. Play Here 0:27:40 Press' attention disorder you might get a -- that that that impressions memories. Play Here 0:27:48 They can't that they like -- it is. Play Here 0:27:50
No no no I empire strikes folks specifically about brain injuries are
what we go to some more calls here San Diego California. And Danielle
Danielle let Dennis Prager with doctors who helper -- Play Here 0:28:06 Like I. -- I'm currently. And every now -- greatly. Play Here 0:28:23
I sit at their connection so letting him go but I'll just repeat after
everybody else. Danielle is when he saw actually spoke a lot of polish
teenager and she wonders because she feels her memory is not as. Good
is it -- been affected and is not in not come back to war. Play Here 0:28:41
I don't know whole marijuana it's self and I think they know that they
actually explode -- global -- subject because they know that other
people have had been concerned about it. But smoking -- every era that
inhaling anything -- go to pot or put the cigarette is one of the worst
thing you can do for your grade it is just horrible and the. Play Here 0:29:08
First thing because I I I don't I have a I smoke a cigar which is not
related to cigarettes which you don't inhale so I don't have any
defensiveness here by the that's that I never heard of boxing mural on
the role in the secure area of expertise but I thought for example so
when he writers. With smoke cigarette after cigarette they would say
that it helped their brains in fact function better. Play Here 0:29:33
Well that's okay is it calm them down her but illicit might have. But
in the short term debt -- you know remember there's a long term effect
-- well and the long term effect -- to -- longterm effects that you
know that creates static electricity. So if you're saying things that I
was going to create. That their problems that you're basically harming
your brain has. Play Here 0:29:58
Yeah I suspect goal that unfortunately has kids. In -- import lakers
your kids don't deserve to have permanent. Consequences from stupid
errors when they're teenagers you know the body doesn't take that into
consideration. And all that I wouldn't be surprised marijuana does have
long term effects. Play Here 0:30:20
I would think that great either especially if you can you can have
large quantity time consuming alcohol that's -- I'd -- Again people who
are obviously alcoholics. And people who have alzheimer's disease and those grains look very similar scary. Play Here 0:30:42 Okay let's go to new -- San Antonio Texas and Margaret Margaret you're wrong with doctors who Halperin and Dennis -- thanks for calling. Play Here 0:30:53
out about it and I mean. Information because the -- without putting the
child on medication to use all the things that pat on the benefits of
all the primary. Each -- the social behavior. -- I was taken into the
art I haven't seen any. -- RO -- legislation that option and seeing
them. -- certainly. Play Here 0:31:31
Well my you know water we all talk radio say we learned so much from
our listeners this a perfect example. I mean you know it's like having
the world's largest database of humanity who have -- cultural will be
back in a moment final segment coming up -- doctors who helped bring
her book. Can't remember what I forgot I'm Dennis Prager . Play Here 0:31:54 Favorite show and doctors who help -- can't remember what I forgot is up but Prager radio dot com. Play Here 0:32:03
I am going to read some of the questions -- times and yet try to get
some of root -- the board is Phil from -- around the country doctor --
Let's see more and many Minneapolis lost my memory from picking bad as
what exercises that I -- to recover my memory. Play Here 0:32:22
been -- really needs. So he -- if you memory is bad because there's the
physiological problems that they can't. Is broken than there probably
nothing. But it hit just. You know everyday life and that you have to
recovery commemorate the -- to bring the best thing to do is not mental
exercise particularly its. That they had been the -- poet a typical
component of the social component that thing to do would be to go
dancing. Play Here 0:32:54
Yeah they -- you again I think I think our our guest thing yeah. Yeah
tonight that but how about that that. I thought we can do it now like
-- he's older I think that. Play Here 0:33:13
Could this operation I decided that this very afraid very best that you
can get your brain. I'm really happy in his life if that's so cool. We
knew I'd get older you think that's predicting that many blue green
itself as it did when you're younger that's one of the reasons why and
every other. Exercise your brain actually increases the production of
Ukraine and that's -- huge. Play Here 0:33:42
That is huge. Hi Roger in Fort Worth, Texas my grandmother had
alzheimer's and had a drug problem Germany that is banned here. And the
name his rigid mission. For a generation and it really helped her --
the government wouldn't allow what he claims -- Play Here 0:33:59 Never out. Play Here 0:34:01 That is -- Korea are EG EMI TI -- Play Here 0:34:05
I can't they want to think that I don't know what that means because in
fact this this world I'll I'll never -- this is global. And would
forget I could result in one country -- that it attempts healthy fat
we're not so that if there's got into the outfit -- good. Play Here 0:34:24
Our -- all right I'm just because we have so little time -- Sacramento
California want to fix the hormones have on memory she at a worst
memory during pregnancy. Play Here 0:34:33
Well did they get back big big effect and to put this can work this out
now because in the -- and -- independently rather. And so the question
is if you take all of that they. Play Here 0:34:46 Charming and -- real charmer. Play Here 0:34:50 So I'm going to ask god about that only mosquito. Do -- inventions but it doctor sue -- it's gonna real joy. Play Here 0:34:59 Thank you so much that it has great. Play Here 0:35:01 Thank you very much the book again. -- remember what I forgot that suffered Prager radio dot com. I'm well losses Dennis Prager here.