You are in Women, Men, Aging . It may be the blues.
New research shows that depression affects a memory center in the brain.
Through her 60s and early 70s, Cusenza was a busy woman living in her own apartment in San Francisco. But in recent years the situation has changed. Cusenza, now 80, has marked memory loss. By afternoon, she forgets a conversation she had that morning. During the week she forgets a weekend outing.