A team of scientists has uncovered a system in the brain used in the processing of information and in the storing of memories akin to how railroad switches control a train’s destination.
In her novel Elizabeth is Missing published in 2014, writer Emma Healey’s main character is an 80 years old woman struggling with memory loss.Maud Horsham’s daily life is not easy, she can’t remember where she is or the people who visit her (including her aid and family) even what she went to buy from the supermarket. She keeps writing notes to remind.