Pavan's AP Psychology Blog

My birthday is January 14th, so my hero has powers related to the hippocampus(memory and storage) and norepinephrine(alertness and reaction time). *A Sam Raimi Spider-Man opening flies across the screen as Danny Elfman's composition plays in the background* Hernie Danoff was a typical high school genius. His teachers were shocked at his amazing photographic memory. TMSCA, Science Bowl, Decathlon, Olympiads; the man won it all. However, Hernie never liked taking life slow. He always had to get things done quick. He'd finish his tests and quizzes 20 minutes early. Hernie never got the hint to go slower. However, when he was rushing his chem labs one day, he took off his lab goggles and the opposing group next to him spilled some unknown chemicals on his head (courtesy of Rahul). Hernie was rushed to the hospital, unconscious. When he woke up not 5 minutes from being put in his hospital bed. Hernie could remember every millisecond of his life, in detail. Memories of the bright l...

I did three of the memory tests.The first is the short term memory one. I've been told that I have a good memory, so I find it somewhat reliable. This one wasn't as good in my opinion. I did have a good score, but the graphics were WAYY out of date. My modern spoiled mind just couldn't understand. This one I find very accurate. This is exactly how I solve problems. Either my solutions are legendary or head scratching. That's just me. Here is an article that details the warning signs of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. For example, did you know that fear of the dark could be a warning sign? Interesting. https://www.nwitimes.com/niche/get-healthy/mental-health/know-the-warning-signs-of-dementia-says-director-of-munster/article_54242dad-a461-54e2-951b-cbeabec27f93.html