Question

How is short term memory inpairment linked to hippocampus damage from Alzheimer s disease? I know that hippocampus is involved in the consolidation of long term memory from short term memory but i don t understan why is short term memory in an early sign. Is the hippocampus involved also in the formation of short term memory? Please answer the question and do not copy some phrases of the internet that don t answer the question.

Answer 1

Hippocampus is part of the brain that helps to consolidate short term memories into long term memories. But it also plays a part in short term memory and loss of short term memory is often an early sign of hippocampus damage.
The hippocampus is involved in associative learning which helps in formation of short term memories. The hippocampus plays an important role in formation and recall pf memories through detection of new events, places and stimuli. This could also help in formation of short term memory.
These two reasons shows an important link between damage to hippocampus and impaired short term memory.