The Groundbreaking Tests for Alzheimer's Currently Being Researched

This may serve as a vital way to assess the early signs of the disease, as the sense of direction is an observable behavior for medical professionals.  Another reason that this characteristic in potential Alzheimer’s patients is important is due to the fact that the region in the brain responsible for navigation is also the region commonly affected with Alzheimer’s disease.  This part of the brain is known as the hippocampus, and is located in the brain’s medial temporal lobe.  The hippocampus is responsible for the storage of long term memory, which encompasses all past knowledge and experiences.