These periodic episodes can cause disruptive shifts in a personspersonality, behavior, sleep, and emotional regulation.
The mood disorder can potentially alter their decision-making faculties, ability to think clearly, and memory retention.
As such, some people with bipolar disorder may experience bipolar memory loss during the heights of their mania.
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Memories are the ability to encode, store, and access information as needed.
Cortical thinning is a jot down of mental atrophy associated with aging and linked to disorders such asdementiaandAlzheimers.
It also controls their primary motor functions.
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