Alzheimer's and the Brain

[@boxofbugs2292]

My great grandfather developed Alzheimers, and he recorded a video for himself to remember everyone. It was an hour long video of him 10 years before assuring himself that his family will take care of him till he dies. Sometimes, he would get very scared of us, but we'd give him the video and just smile. Rest in peace, Great granddad. You will live infinitely through our memories

[@expertcontributor8464]

That is a truly brilliant suggestion that I will, without doubt, employ with my Grandmother and Grandfather; the latter who is on memantine and doing reasonably well considering, but my Nan, who refuses to take it because of the initial side effects it causes, is fast deteriorating...like her mother before her. Eventually she won’t remember, which is where your advice comes into play, Thank you, and withouit question of course - I am so sorry fo your loss. Potentially, with a joint effort at least, we can support each other, and make this dreadful experience far lless terrible that iit already is for us.

[@jtarantula3390]

SpxceWaves that made me sad

[@Shadow77999]

Smart move by himself lol

[@nickkohlmann]

@Rodrigo Rearden We all do.

[@vinnybyrne09]

It would be cool if you shared that video.

[@nbaclutchhoops1589]

It’s actually incredible how this guy sets up topics and transitions into them

[@MiamiVice.]

Content creators like Michael are an invaluable resource to us all. I wish these guys were on the news every night, mentioned in songs, making cameos on TV, etc, instead of the trashy mainstream entertainment stuff we're surrounded by.

[@theheffleyshow4686]

9:58 lmao A PP

[@theheffleyshow4686]

Sorry

[@nbaclutchhoops1589]

MrBlueD3V1L imo Luke is a great coach because all the players and the front office loves him and even when the kings season was basically over he had them playing their hearts out for meaningless games which turned into a hot streak and got them close to the playoffs and tied for 9 seed

[@WorldLie]

"This guy".....dude...its vsauce

[@beactivebehappy9894]

"The human brain is the most complex structure ever in the universe." - Human Brain

[@Kaledrone]

*Insert Obama medaling Obama meme*

[@gabrielangelorvalmores8212]

Kaledrone /\ lmao

[@toocooltododrugspencil1691]

Lol

[@NickVanCash]

It's self proclaimed lol

[@thetruerekkermum3310]

"yes." - Human Brain

[@noob19087]

My grandmother, who does not have Alzheimers, got sick and was temporarily sent to recover at a home for Alzheimers patients. It was honestly the grimmest place I've ever been, like actually from a horror movie. The people were like zombies, just sitting there quietly staring at the tv, like passengers on a plane. One lady started going "help... help..." while staring at me, and another one was walking back and forth the corridor (for my whole 1½ hour visit) singing about how she wants to die. Aside from the nurses chatting in their break room and my grandmother, those were the only words I heard on the whole visit.

[@josmamatotaldrama]

Alzheimer's is like seriously torturous, there should be assisted suicide hotlines for it or something, or maybe something you agree to like being an organ donor that says you'd like to be assisted in suicide if it happens

[@beast_boy6822]

@@josmamatotaldrama I would really like to write a will that if somehow I develop symptoms for alzheimers, I would like to have that assisted suicide option

[@NobodyNowhere888]

@@josmamatotaldramaEuthanasia should be legal worldwide. No one chooses to come into this existence, therefore everyone should be at liberty to exit it whenever they wish, especially if they are severely impaired of body and or mind.

[@butanikuminecraft]

It should only be legal when someone has a terrible disease with no cure, otherwise it would be just outright suicide @@NobodyNowhere888

[@not_ptyr]

Holy... shit. I do not want to go there. That sounds fucking terrifying.

[@JeffHoliday]

My mother is entering final stage Alzheimer's as we speak. I watched my grandfather waste away from it, now her. It's terrifying not only to see her lose herself every day, but to see the support structure for me and my father wash away as people don't know how to help and can't handle it. Please, if you know someone suffering? Don't run from their disease. Be their friend, even if they can't remember you being there. Those who maintain their care often feel so alone and helpless. Knowing they aren't alone is the greatest gift in the world you can give. Thanks for this video Vsauce.

[@tvstompitharder]

Thank you for your comment.

[@havefun2334]

Wow. Even if they lose the ability to remember who someone is, they will never forget who their son/daughter is deep down in their hearts and brain.

[@alexlam24]

Donate to research or try to find ways to help speed up research

[@thatguyonyoutube807]

I'm so sorry you have to go through this, I can't imagine how hard it must be.

[@chris1krr801]

my grandmother has alzhimers and 100% REFUSES to accept there's anything wrong with her and will not see a doctor as well as cancels any appointments we make for a doctor to come to the house to see her. she's even had relapses of when her ex husband use to beat her and says that it's my current grandfather that does it.

[@chrisj197438]

I was in a Alzheimer’s unit of a nursing home performing maintenance and had to go into a patients room. On the Wall was a frame holding a picture of the man during WWII. He had many medals and a plaque inside stated that he was in the first wave of men to hit the beaches in Normandy. He survived all that hell lived his life. Alzheimer’s left this man an 80 pound shell of himself laying in a bed wearing a diaper and holding a teddy bear. I hope a cure is found because this is what awaits anyone with this disease.

[@morganwilson3020]

Chump Johnson my great grandfather was also among the very first wave of men to storm the beaches of normady and he also developed alzheimers before he passed

[@generichuman2044]

@@morganwilson3020 Alzheimers is terrible. My grandmother developed it towards the end of her life. One day I was visiting her and was sat in her living room. She turned to me and started screaming at me to leave. This is the same woman I had had visited almost every day for 14 years. Yet all of a sudden she didn't know who I was. It is incredibly scary

[@anhhuynhkimnguyen6793]

My grandfather fought in a war and he was paralyzed on his right side, later on he developed Alzheimer’s and he was stuck on a bed, being cared for by people he doesn’t remember. Now that’s scary.

[@madisonbrooks5793]

Pretty sure he deserves a teddy bear if he lived through wwii

[@madisonbrooks5793]

Teddy bears are nice dude

[@bethkerr5658]

Alzheimer’s is terrifying and so sad. You lose the person before they even die.

[@C_mat6]

You’re at 100 likes now

[@pipemong]

GodlyMemeBoi 151 thanks mate

[@quintfl]

I can't imagine my parents not knowing who I am. It's probably the worst way to lose someone.

[@fruitypeebils]

with alzheimers you have to say goodbye twice. first you say goodbye to a friend, then you have to say goodbye to a stranger

[@bethkerr5658]

JOHN JOHN you will one day when you lose everything because of a disease.

[@Zigby_]

I first watched this when it came out, I was in the 10th grade. 6 years later and I'm applying for a MSc, & then hopefully a PhD, in Neuroscience. Thank you Michael :)

[@Stratahoovius]

Go get it!

[@DrApocalyptus]

What's your area of research? :)

[@festerma5076]

gl bro :)

[@Zigby_]

@@DrApocalyptus Not sure yet, I'm applying first for a 1 to 2 yr MSc starting Sept 2024 before going for the PhD. Currently I am researching the neurophysiological significance of Lactate/Lactic acid as the capstone project to my undergrad but I have dozens of future ideas, some of the most intriguing to me include: - Examining the roles of exercise metabolites and myokines in relation to exercise induced neuroprotection - Examining changes in neurochemistry with substance abuse, and how substance abuse contributes to neurodegeneration - Study of Depression as a neurodegenerative disease - How Traumatic brain injuries in early childhood influence subsequent brain development and neuroplasticity, especially in comparison to TBIs which occur in adulthood - Studying Neurodivergences: Differences in brain structure & neurochemical profile, and the development of Alzheimer's disease in neurodivergent populations as opposed to within "normal" brains. - Studying the combined effects of habitual exercise and learning/puzzle solving tasks performed in sequence on the progression of a neurodegenerative disease or in reducing prevalence of neurodegenerative onset.

[@zerotwo7319]

Just figure out how neurons decide to make connections. Long connections. How do they decide to link up?

[@rsbullygta]

Alzheimers is my biggest fear. Such a scary thought to think you might forget everything you know now someday.

[@Liftedpeace61]

Smoke weed, it's been proven it stops it from developing.

[@raymcdonalds5209]

Proof?

[@AGoldSoldier]

+Liftedpeace61 your source? And what about the lung cancer that is "proven" it causes

[@joshuasnowden4491]

+A Gold Soldier are you a ducking idiot, that's what vaping it is for

[@r3d0c]

Quote: THC is protective, removes intraneuronal Aβ and completely eliminates the elevated eicosanoid production in induced MC65 cells. www.nature.com/articles/npjamd201612

[@Ryb0jo]

This disease is scary. Imagine forgetting everything in your life that defines you as a person. That just leaves you lifeless and dead.

[@haroldinho9930]

Its like someone sucked out your soul and leaves you like a lifeless husk,and then kills you

[@ziril3972]

Oh gee

[@NikolaiBahzaan]

It's not scary just for the person, for all people that surrounds them too

[@topnotch3232]

Ryb0jo dang, both lifeless AND dead?

[@litchtheshinigami8936]

a shell of a former person. it still moves and breathes but like a puppet on a string can't do anything for it'self

[@realkarfixer8208]

My grandfather died of Alzheimer's, His oldest son Died of Alzheimer's, My father, aged 80 is in the advanced stages of Alzheimer's. Just yesterday I received the letter from his Geriatric Dr. "[dad's name] does not have the mental capacity to manage his personal, financial, and medical care." I've watched him decline over the last 10 years, falling rapidly over the last year and a half. The worst is yet to come.

[@norukamo]

forgetting yourself is a terrible thing. stay strong.

[@cowboydoggo6168]

Now you need to continue the family legacy

[@stirby8089]

@@cowboydoggo6168 w h a t 😳

[@Minecraftdude28]

It's not an easy thing, but care for him to the best of your ability and cherish every little moment you have left.

[@leepicrandomaa]

@@cowboydoggo6168 in what way exactly ???

[@Cordonguy]

it's like forgetting a memory you were thinking about, you remember thinking it was cool, and you refuse to forget to, but then when you try to think too hard, that cool Idea of your just fades..away.

[@Biipo3431]

Then it gets to a point of forgetting forgetting

[@TheBigTripper420]

​@@Biipo3431and then your ability to understand objects and people goes downhill along with being terrified of your own thoughts that you don't recognize

[@Alienn-o_o]

I was thinking something before reading this and now I can't remember it at all...

[@ashtonbutler2082]

When my grandfather got Alzheimer’s and dementia, whenever he looked in a mirror he talked to his reflection thinking it was his brother. I hope when I’m in my 70s and 80s there will be a cure.

[@sammytheusername6818]

the disease can also start in ur 90s and 100s

[@joeblow7008]

my grandmother thought that i was her brother. it was less painful to play along.

[@andreiluca8310]

I dont want that cause I wont just loose my mind but I also will become a pain for the others. They will remeber me in my current state who uses logic whenever I have to solve any problem and cry seeing me again who says stupid things and cant remeber his own name.

[@matteobarahona5095]

my grandfather calls my dad Alfredo. his name isn't alfredo

[@roadkill5727]

@@andreiluca8310 if I ever got diagnosed, I'd make a plan to commit suicide. I think that dying while still being me would be the least painful thing to do for both my loved ones and my own final moments. Alzheimer's is a terrifying and painful experience for all involved especially the victim so I would refuse to allow it to happen to me

[@logman5evr]

Of course this is recommended to me after Everywhere At The End of Time

[@TheManInTheComments]

Lolol I just though it was epic and didn’t know what this stuff was

[@monomate]

@@TheManInTheComments You thought Alzheimer's was "epic"?

[@TheManInTheComments]

@@monomate yes

[@bogmires]

@@TheManInTheComments its a horrible experience i wouldnt even wish on my worst enemy.

[@TheManInTheComments]

@@bogmires i mean it depends on what my enemy would have done. and don't be trying to change MY personal opinion on it because you dont have the same one

[@petuniasevan]

My mother started showing overt signs of Alzheimer's last year (2021). She stopped using her computer, started missing credit card payments, and was starting to have trouble navigating (she got lost going home from my house, a route she'd driven for 10 years). She was very intelligent, so was able to compensate for many deficits, hiding them by such tricks as evasiveness and changing the subject. But she was starting to repeat the same exact stories, questions, and commentaries to me every time I visited. I realized that she had no memory of what was discussed on a previous visit, so I got an appointment with her family doctor. He tested her cognitive functions and told me that she definitely was showing symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease. Well, I let her stay in her independent living apartment as long as I could, but when she was found one cold April evening (it was right at freezing) wandering the streets and sitting in the road confused, I had to act. I had her sent to the hospital for observation and more cognitive testing. She was definitely getting a lot worse and acted erratically. It took a month but I got her into a facility that cares for Alzheimer's patients, with secured doors so wandering residents don't get out. They are doing a good job monitoring her but I think that the disease has accelerated its progress in the last three months and her confusion has gotten to where she doesn't recognize me. She thinks I'm a co-worker from three decades ago. Anyhow, I suppose this is just venting as I'm the only one of her three children who is in location and ability to deal with this. I'm just thankful that I can talk to my aunt (her sister) by phone or text anytime I need to. Say "I love you" to your loved ones who might be developing Alzheimer's. Say it every day. They might not remember who you are, but they remember love.

[@themindboggler8055]

I feel so sorry for you. The fear that either of my parents will have Alzheimers at some point towards the end of their life causes me to feel so depressed. it's caused me to stop taking my family for granted and I've started to show a lot more care and am trying to be around and help them as much as possible. I've even tried to subtly pass this on to my friends but they dont seem to understand. I can't possibly imagine how you feel right now, all I hope is that you are able to spend as much time with your loved ones as you can. Take care.

[@wren_.]

@@themindboggler8055 if you are concerned, tell your family to get scanned as regularly as they can (if you have the money and resources). Alzheimer’s can be stopped if you catch it early enough, but the moment you start showing symptoms your mind is already mush.

[@fizzybossyt8675]

@@wren_. I'm not sure about Alzheimer's but doesn't scanning too often for a certain condition lead to higher chances of a false positive?

[@crunchy__boy]

I cant tell you what to do or how should you help your mother but i wish you and your mother the best luck and im sorry for you my grandmother had a tumor in her brain and she could not recognize me or my mother sadly she passed away i hope your mother will get better.

[@apenasapa]

Dear god, im so sorry for you, i know this is an random commenter talking to you but, please power through it man, i truly from my heart think that this shouldn't be happening not only to her, but you too, you and your mother are such troopers and my sincerest love and support for you and your mother won't change as long as i remember, hope you two are going well rn..as well as you can be at least... Hey, thanks for sticking by this message, i guess I'm kinda of an softie when the case is Alzheimer's , it is truly my worst fear.

[@lulu4882]

my friend's mom just died from freakishly early onset alzheimers, in her early 50s i think. it sounds like one of the most horrifying and heartbreaking ways to die. it's sometimes genetic and matrilineal, so i'm really hoping my friend doesn't develop it, at least at such an early age. such a tragic loss. i lost my mom years ago as well but i still can't imagine what it was like, living with her in those last years as it got worse, knowing there's not really any effective treatments to slow it down much or reverse the effects. i suppose all we can do is raise awareness and support research with whatever means we have. everyone struggling with this awful disease and those who love them have my sympathy.

[@maple494]

"Everytime someone dies, a library goes to ashes" -Someone I saw in the KZbin comments once.

[@sanatoriumnugget6598]

I dont get it

[@John_F_Kennedy79]

@@sanatoriumnugget6598 someone correct me if I’m wrong, but I believe the library is meant to represent the metaphysical manifestation of ourselves, our brain being the library itself, and the thoughts and memories being the books. Once we die, this entire library is just... gone. Disappears, it goes to ashes. Just like we do, we will all dissimilate and return to the earth, sublimating our physical entity to face whatever larger cosmic cognizance awaits us upon death.

[@sleepyangel3775]

@@John_F_Kennedy79 Very well said

[@johnscarce792]

@@John_F_Kennedy79 wow.

[@georgia8865]

I've heard that quote with different, more self explainitory phrasing: "A dying man is like a library on fire." But your way is more poetic, I think.

[@mememan9061]

All the newest comments can be divided into two categories 1.Everywhere At The End of Time reference 2.among us

[@crimsononaut_in_space]

Yeah basically sad album and a game that drove people insane

[@fairyeater]

both of you suck equally

[@mememan9061]

@@fairyeater ?

[@mememan9061]

@@crimsononaut_in_space lol more than a sad album

[@ViiiEmerald]

AMOGUS

[@4ortKnox]

Ik I'm not the only one who would love to just sit and have a conversation with this dude for hours

[@4ortKnox]

👍

[@CrazehhTacozz]

same but he might make my brain explode

[@ryanthompson9156]

These videos make me feel smart because I can understand them.

[@phillynch4971]

he demands you wear a shirt though

[@Shmagalag]

I bet you have nothing interesting to say.

[@fisherhq7778]

My great grandma recently passed due to Alzheimers. She was a beautiful caring woman and every moment I shared with her felt special, we lived only a block away from her and my great grandpa's house, we got to see them a lot due to this. But. Once my grandpa died, my great grandma's alzheimers got worse. I live in a new state now so when we got to see her after those years of being apart. (Last time I saw her was during my great grandpa's funeral. ) she looked so out of it. As if she was confused on how to even live... she looked so weak, so much more skinny then the last I saw her. She kept talking about my great grandpa and how she was thinking of him, I think she knew he was gone but it seemed as though she didnt... Turns out she forgot how to even drink water cause of her alzheimers, she didn't know she was dehydrated which made her have a stroke. After that... the children of my great grandma decided it was time for her. So she was put in one of those places where you're set peacefully to sleep and die. They make it so it's not painful, and so they go out without any more pain. I know my great grandma was gone but I knew it was her still even when she looked so gone. When we finally got to her funeral from our state and I got to see her resting peacefully I couldn't stop bawling my eyes out. I missed her, but I know this was the best for her. I know she's happy up with my grandpa but letting go has been so hard to face with someone you love dearly.

[@dnss1232]

"Now im scared of my own brain" - My Brain

[@cicadarin7325]

XDDD

[@animationspace8550]

You are your brain. It is all that makes you you.

[@kakyoindonut3213]

@@animationspace8550 jokes on you, I watched vsauce tutorial video of what my body can do without brain

[@Elli_s5672]

our brains*

[@tryme3930]

I just laughed when i saw this. Then i was like did I laugh because my brain saw a brain joke or was it me?

[@imfogg9048]

I like how my brain is learning about it's self.

[@leoterss]

the power of the brain, and the horror of losing it to a disease

[@kiwikiwi2483]

My brain convinced me to watch an video about a disease related to a brain, video in which I'm learning about my brain.

[@Zeviak]

Yes

[@shinyprisma6085]

Brain-ception

[@Zeviak]

@@johnsonjack4611 you still have Alzheimers ,you commented this 2 times

[@jamier65551]

I would hate it if Michael got Alzheimers when he's older

[@standupyak]

Well he has his YT channel to look back on

[@landencarr5443]

that would be the literally most cruel irony in the world

[@landencarr5443]

@@standupyak hed probably forget his password before he could use his youtube channel to remember. and even then he only gets to remember the end product and not the process it took. he might end up humming along to the music as the voice that used to be his own distorts and stops making sense. sorry that hit a sad note for me lol

[@ADVxxxxx]

I feel like anyone would hate anyone getting Alzheimer’s

[@sivvinod3187]

@@landencarr5443 just stay logged on

[@whynot9616]

My grandma passed in 2018 from Alzheimer’s. And she was 85, my mom is older, and she’s 66. Ever since my grandma passed that’s all that been in her mind is, weather or not she’ll get it. The past two years she asked me if I wanted to go to Spain then Greece. So I said yes, I want to know that if she gets diagnosed in like 20 years that, I can look back and not regret going to that trip, or regret that conversation. I spend time with her, not so that she has someone to talk to, but so I can feel better about know I enjoyed the most I could with my mom.

[@perkisy4608]

"bro guys he said among us laugh" and "every where at the end of time" is the jist of all these comments.

[@litapita3500]

Among us is the gayest game

[@fatchins9126]

@@litapita3500 sus

[@cultist1368]

@@fatchins9126 amogus

[@cultist1368]

@@litapita3500 yeah played it like 3 years ago not that bad but now its just cancer atleasts its dying out i think

[@spacekid9680]

But remember... someday even this video will be Just a burning memory...

[@joebodynobody764]

I watched my grandfather sink into the abyss of Alzheimer's. To watch the strong man he was, eventually end up shriveled up in the fetal position when he died, saddens and scares me. I'm sad it happened to him, scared it could happen to my mother, scared it could happen to my sister's or myself. That disease takes everything from its victims. Life, memories, dignity.

[@kaiden2319]

Turd Ferguson III ok this is epic

[@Chinaball-fx7gi]

@@kaiden2319 how? i know this could be a joke but how?

[@Chinaball-fx7gi]

@Sahyun Silvermoon I guess that is true

[@fellowinternetuser2301]

@ZayD wtf?

[@mifhadi]

@@kaiden2319 liverpool fans of course

[@MOBISHELEVEN]

WHAT 2 VIDEOS IN A MONTH, HOLY SHIT

[@MOBISHELEVEN]

or rather in a months time, but you see my point

[@DragonvalePost]

Ikr

[@samueleli2740]

i think its because national geographic fired him XD. JK

[@darkwolfx2037]

+Samuel Reyes wait he worked for them ?? but i didn't see him in that channel :(

[@Retterime]

He probably worked on both of them, switching between the two on working on the videos.

[@isaiahrosner3780]

Sometimes it feels like it’d be impossible to have dementia/Alzheimer’s. Certainly I’d notice if I couldn’t remember stuff, right? Then I remember my dreams, and how I almost never notice I’m dreaming. Scary stuff.

[@capecon]

A very scary thought for sure

[@funtimes8296]

Lucid dreams are amazing. I don't have them as much anymore but I used to recognize I was dreaming almost every night and was able to control my dreams for a long time.

[@anapple6912]

@@funtimes8296 that sounds amazing. i wish i had that, well atleast my current dreams arent all that aside from some nightmares.

[@funtimes8296]

@@anapple6912 I've since come to enjoy the mystery of regular dreams again. Sometimes it's better to go on the journey your mind takes you, brief moments of lucidity here and there

[@Oeurn_panhavorn]

​@@funtimes8296 I've had a lucid dream that was so eerie that I never want to have one again

[@joshuav9005]

My grandparents grew up in England and moved to New Zealand in 1971 and now my grandad has Alzheimer’s, he has no clue what he did 5 minutes ago but can talk about their childhood in Liverpool effortlessly.

[@erikho6936]

Our brains are weird

[@Krektonix]

No way. I'm 14 I moved to NZ at 7, August 2012. We lived in Blackpool. What's your last name? Mine is Needham. My grandma has Alzheimer's

[@haroldinho9930]

My grandma has bad dementia,can’t remember my name,keeps asking the same question every 10 seconds and thinks her long dead husband(20 years)is still alive,she also thinks it’s 1984

[@Krektonix]

@@haroldinho9930 wow, that's the same with our grandma. She forgot how to eat and with me being across the world I have no idea what she's like. She has care and stuff, but idk if she's got tubes to eat or anything. Apparently she waves to herself in the mirror. When my mom went back to England 2 years ago she couldn't remember my mom. But she said "you love me, don't you?" I will never forget it.

[@ethan7252]

Krektonix My grandma died of that disease, apperently she forgot to wait for cars to cross the road and...

[@0odalisca0]

The biggest mystery ever is Terminal lucidity, when an Alzheimer patient (with destroyed brain) suddenly turns back completely lucid, adequate, with full memory, like fully normal person, shortly before the death.

[@thechrononaut1]

@@thepwrtank18 Sure, you wouldn't want to see your loved ones, or hear your favorite song, read your favorite book. No, no. You'd want to make sure people know how to log into your Google account. Doubt it.

[@butter_nubbs63]

There is even a more rare version of that call paradoxical Lucidity in which it just happens randomly, some people breakdown over the stress of knowing whats happening to them and how they will just forget again

[@DontYouDareToCallMePolisz]

Memory isn't really fully remembered, it's about Stage 2-3 remember-ance

[@tolvajtamas8567]

Man with Alzheimer forgets he has Alzheimer, remembers everything. *task failed successfully*

[@junolysses]

reminds me of end-of-life-rallying in those near death without alzheimer's. people who are right before death, who are previously in very poor condition, suddenly gain a bout of energy and begin to move around and talk to loved ones again. strange stuff.

[@fjordfish3363]

my grandfather was an actual enthusiast for all the things you say would help to combat alzheimer's. he loved crossword puzzles, he had a diet specifically geared towards being good for the heart, and so on... unfortunately, he still got alzheimer's. :(

[@mariammontaser7843]

I'm so sorry for your grandpa :"( , but he still had a slow progression right?

[@wasifzakwan8722]

Shows you how you almost have no control over your fate.

[@ahmedshakil405]

Things are uncertain. Beyond controllable.

[@wasifzakwan8722]

@@ahmedshakil405 True.

[@MagnumLoadedTractor]

Did he had a accident or did something involving copper?

[@RealValkor]

I am making a presentation about dementia and this is so helpful, I am glad I managed to stumble by this video again after so long haha.

[@maija_]

Good luck 🤞🍀

[@Frognade]

You graduated yet

[@rhettwilkerson1828]

When I was a little kid I thought Alzheimer’s was called Old timers

[@emilymiller5045]

Same. I thought the name was a pun

[@smorrow]

Eggcorn

[@stephanieaugustine3044]

i thought it was called all timers

[@cowafungus8104]

That's probably because old timers used to call it that, some still do

[@howiemandel85]

Same

[@puroboludeo1]

*Wants to talk about the brain and Alzheimer's* *Begins talking about a clock and the movement of the milky way* Classic Vsauce

[@realbland]

"Can we get back to politics" * Proceeds to talk about physics *

[@Silver-jd6xi]

Well, gotta build a foundation before you do the house.

[@gamerro3610]

*gy*

[@yoshifan0312]

Ich bin schwarz Only Vsauce can so seamlessly transition between those topics.

[@element1192]

Kiwifruit Vsauce: No first I have to build a sculpture of Danny DeVito out of play-doh

[@kreeper803]

post-awareness stage 6 is without a description

[@restfulflames9855]

Everywhere at the end of time...

[@ahmed4363]

I saw this exact same comment two times. Which has the exact same reply

[@restfulflames9855]

@@ahmed4363 you've forgotten.

[@ariestheram5693]

P. t. a www a rn dp i on

[@leoterss]

@@restfulflames9855 shit you got your profile pic changed and everything. fuck. definitely hit hard on me too as my grandpa has it

[@Tipsy_Turby]

This actually scares me. Despite me just being some dumb teenager, I can't help but wonder whether me, or someone I love will will succumb to this exact fate. Just the thought that one day, it'll come to a point where I won't be me, and everything that made me myself will just fade out into a white noise is just so horrid. Or watching year by year as someone I love's handwriting slowly distorts until it isn't even letters anymore, and they're merely a husk of the person they were. Just the idea of someone dying before even---well, dying is horrible. And honestly, the thought of people forgetting you is scary, but the thought of forgetting yourself is truly the most morbid thing. And when it happens, you won't even know. God it's scary.

[@kyubeyo]

White noise… heheh. Will Wood…

[@crazy_killa-818]

My grandmother has Alzheimer’s, she hit me today because she forgot who I was. Horrible thing Alzheimer’s is.

[@DrAdityaReddy]

:-(

[@emmanandoca8591]

God I know. My grandma keeps calling me at night to let me know that there’s a strange man in bed next to her and she wants me to come get him to leave, not realizing it’s her husband she’s been married to for almost 70 years.

[@516sahithi2]

@@emmanandoca8591 God... That's terrifying

[@trentweems4374]

@@emmanandoca8591 That's horrible:( My grandmother had Alzheimers and she went from smiling and talking softly and sweetly to requiring at least 10 seconds to respond to anything you would say. She could no longer walk, barely could talk, and she could barely eat/drink; often resulting in being dehydrated. Her entire being became nothing more than a newborn child without emotion. A shell

[@emmanandoca8591]

@@trentweems4374 I’m so sorry, it really is painful to watch the people you grew up with and loved fade away. The more research done on Alzheimer’s as quickly as possible, the better

[@aydenfragoso2701]

Vsauce stop uploading KZbin red videos. We miss you

[@trevorrogers95]

Dude, there has not been a betrayal as great as Vsauce leaving us for youtube red since Anakin chopped off Mace Windu's hand and pledged himself to Darth Sidious.

[@Denden-kj3rn]

His yt Premium videos are really good but yeah it does suck that he doesn't upload on this channel

[@Jonathan-bu7iv]

Who the fuck actually has youtube red? I bet it's as barren as the sahara desert.

[@RandomNullpointer]

Problem with YT Red is that it's not available in many parts of the world. It sucks to feel like knowledge is only allowed for certain kinds of citizens.

[@mikumikuareka]

@@RandomNullpointer yep, true. I had to download Mind Field series from torrent even when I'm ready to pay for this content simply because I had no another option.

[@isko1032]

Alzheimer's disease is when you realize *It's* *just* *a* *burning* *memory.*

[@peewee139]

@@farted5842 damn, no need to be rude. just let ‘em be

[@invertedcarcal6871]

*sobs*

[@tess4518]

And it’s the scariest at *the end* when your *place in the world fades away*

[@concernedthanos6725]

*s t o p p l e a s e I d o n t n e e d t o r e m b e r t h a t*

[@masicbemester]

@@tess4518 *softly* Don't

[@vetadam3277]

00:03 - Before writing, humans relied on biological storage - memories. 02:08 - Alzheimer's disease is associated with the accumulation of plaques and tangles in the brain. 04:08 - The brain floats in cerebrospinal fluid to avoid crushing itself. 05:52 - Grey matter contains cell bodies, while white matter contains myelinated axons that send messages. 07:35 - Memories are formed through connections and patterns of connected neurons. 09:20 - Chromosome 21 plays a role in Alzheimer's disease 11:07 - Oligomers and plaques in the brain are associated with Alzheimer's disease. 12:57 - The brain is still a scientific frontier.

[@think_of_a_storyboard3635]

"Things associated with a reduced risk of Alzheimers disease include:" - Physical activity - A heart healthy diet - learning a second language later in life - Being social, frequently interacting with people - Protecting your head - And intellectual activities like - Crossword puzzles - Playing instruments - Reading - Board games - Education Well, I guess I'm fucked then.

[@creamer-1837]

Im with you

[@hoodieman25k]

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa pain

[@SideReverse]

You are educating yourself by watching Vsauce.

[@klm9440]

Among sus

[@jiminsmxgicshop]

samee

[@mariossoultates]

"Post-awareness stage 6 is without description"

[@lambsauce4273]

"Post-awarenes- uh what was it again?"

[@TheExperienceYT]

@@lambsauce4273 ______________________

[@nestoons4539]

Someone already made this comment

[@zedlz]

@@nestoons4539 they did i don't remember

[@danicarakic2270]

i like your pfp

[@yesman1231]

It's incredible that i have an organ in my body that wonders what itself tastes like.

[@Mustikkakeitto4]

U r ur brain

[@dreadthefeds]

+Misgu are you?

[@whatsinaname7289]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@nikie110]

Are you not?

[@_GatoradeMeBitch]

I know, my gallbladder thinks that all the time But i too have an actual organ, brain, which awknowledges that gallbladder infact is bitter.

[@KingJoshPlaysGames34]

I lost my dad to early onset Alzheimer’s. Since he was only 56 he got zero help from the state, me and my family had to do everything. I basically took care of him since I lived the closest, and I had to watch him literally lose everything within just one year. Rest In Peace dad, you’re my hero and I miss you

[@phillies4eva]

It’s honestly terrifying that medicine has almost decided that it’s going to pretend that Alzheimer’s doesn’t exist because it’s basically impossible to cure. What do you suppose caused it?

[@justanotheridiot8108]

I feel like this video only shows in your recommendations after you watch Everywhere At The End of Time or when you haven’t finished it. Like that 6 and a half hour album is the key to unlock this video.

[@guysimreallyary1223]

Yes I agree

[@toxic_shr00m]

It's not a song, it's an album

[@justanotheridiot8108]

@@toxic_shr00m I realise that mistake now. I’ll go edit my comment. Thanks for pointing that out :)

[@toxic_shr00m]

@@justanotheridiot8108 No problem, thank you for understanding.

[@Guest-lq6vt]

Thats actually a super cool thought lol

[@BlazerT48]

I feel like alzheimer/dementia would feel like that moment when you wake up from long afternoon nap and you kinda forget what time, what day is it and even where you are, but you never recover from it. Or when you trying to remember something on the tip of your tongue, but you can never reach it because that memory will just keep slipping away into the darkness, taking you along. That terrifies me

[@z3st0s32]

It is like that

[@jaidendeprez1842]

Maybe it's like just a It's a Burning Memory?

[@imlafonz8047]

@@jaidendeprez1842 what

[@jaidendeprez1842]

@@imlafonz8047 Maybe it's just a Burning Memory

[@avi8aviate]

@@jaidendeprez1842 Cue the vinyl crackling.

[@LuckyPigeon1111]

Developing a neurodegenerative disease is my greatest fear.

[@lewisybf]

same here man

[@5erase]

I will always leave myself an out just in case, early stages of dementia and I am taking myself out on my own terms.

[@lewisybf]

@@5erase same I’m morbidly came to the decision that hanging myself or suicide in any form is 100% easier then forgetting existence slowly, id rather just get it over with at some point and I believe it’s justified at that point. There are plenty of people that have agreed upon this point and there are people who have acted upon these terms.

[@jimmio3727]

@@lewisybf You know the real problem? You won't know that you're forgetting your existence unless someone else tells you so. The human brain can say suicide is the answer, but the human brain also says must-survive; the latter wins when the brain is going.

[@LuckyPigeon1111]

@@lewisybf I didn't know people acted on plans for suicide in case of a neurodegenerative disease.

[@Breadstockimage]

Imagine living a life of 80 years just for it to be like you haven't lived a single day in the end. Sounds terrifying as hell.

[@honeybeeami2654]

If I ever get diagnosed, I’ll beg my family and friends to help me end my life before it gets severe. I’d rather die as myself than become trapped in my own body without my mind

[@dragonlordsaviour7005]

hope it doesn't get to that stage.

[@unknownguyindo4356]

That's if the other disease doesn't get you first. Sometimes old people died because a sickness like a heavy flu more often than Alzheimer.

[@justint.2858]

I'd do a 360 no scope off the Eifel Tower, if I'm gonna die it's gonna be pretty sick.

[@Vileplume87]

Same it will be easier on every one knowing that I died with my experiences

[@ovnimoss]

I completely agree

[@JohnWayne2122]

Alzheimer's is a hellish disease.. Imagine visiting your mother only for her to ask "who are you?".... Trying giving support to someone you love who doesn't know who you are is possibly the worst feeling I can fathom.

[@crystalline_stars]

JohnWayne2122 I have to experience that everyday with my grandma... I especially die inside when she asks me where dead people like her mom are and I always have to reply with 'sleeping'

[@annablue8429]

My grandmother works in a nursing home and she was telling me a story of how this lady was sun-downing. She must've had some sort of flashback triggered by something on the television because she started freaking out and crying and yelled to my grandmother to run and save herself because "they're" coming. She had said they were going to get everyone and drop bombs.

[@Itsmekimmyjo]

anna blue sun downing is what my father in law has. It’s terrible. Today he had an actual breakdown because he was reminded he wasn’t allowed to drive anymore. So he went into a spiraling rage of depression (crying and screaming) then fell asleep for 7 minutes (not kidding) woke up happier than a clam... it’s part of the regression. But as the sun sets he gets worse again. 20-50 times a day sometimes we have to have the same conversation with him over and over again. You cannot reason with someone who has this. It’s sad, and this is the beginning I’m afraid.

[@chrisseger2346]

My great uncle, who at this point I'm suspicious is suffering from the early effects of dementia, didn't recognize me when I visited him 2 or 3 occasions ago. Actually, at that time, he seemed more alert than he currently is, but he's recognized me every time since then. I also believe he's getting absolutely no cognitive stimulation, and so his brain is literally degrading because he isn't using it. It's a sad sight. This man was more like a grandfather as I grew up, he was always around to take care of me and my sister. To watch him go from being independent and happy, to being absolutely shattered when my grandma died, to losing a limb to Polio complications (he got it before immunization was standard), and put into a nursing home where he knows he will be living for the rest of his life... Life can seem like a real bummer. You really have to appreciate what you've got right here and now, and everything good that comes your way, because it's all finite, including you and everything you'll ever do.

[@Amber-wb7qt]

Wow my grandpa got polio when he was 3, bad history of hearts run in the family, been smoking since he was 13 (73 now) and has Alzheimer’s. It’s really a miracle he’s still alive because he barely eats and is in a wheelchair, but no so much when he can’t remember his own grandson. I love my grandpa, and I know deep down he’s hurting, but if it isn’t gods blessing and our supports that’s keeping him alive, I don’t know what is.

[@thedogfoodplungersalesman6471]

My grandfather wasted away from alzehimers and it's not only sad and horrible, but strangely and disturbingly interesting. We know it's not a good thing but seriously, to see someone who knows who they are because they still have the memories somewhere in there brain, but have no clue how to be the person they are. It's scary. He was confused on everything it was like he was insane. I'm sorry to anyone who has or has lost a relative to alzehimers.

[@fheedpexx9267]

Same with my mom. I'll never get over it. It's just so... unfair. And then she was placed at this home, against our family's will, and we didn't have enough resources to fight it... I'm tearing up. Nobody talked to her in her language. Nobody cared about her. Every time we visited she was without her glasses. Despite her needing them to see. Their explanation "well she just looses them anyway". I've never been a violent guy, but I have also never wanted to punch someone as much as I did then. Like what the... It's a human being you are talking about. It could be you one day. Yeah, this has probably damaged me forever. :(

[@wilholman7600]

my grandma can’t even tell who my grandpa is at this stage because of it

[@huskymcfluff]

@@fheedpexx9267 I experienced a similar lack of care quality with my father. It very nearly turned me violent, too. His issue was severe brain damage due to botched heart surgery; lost most of his memories and what he was able to keep got jumbled up. It's hard when your family member doesn't recognize who you are, but nothing is so infuriating as seeing them subjected to sub-standard care when they're so vulnerable.

[@crylune]

well, by definition, he was insane. dementia is literally the gradual loss of sanity.

[@sonarcha1711]

1:37 GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD

[@jiraiya5604]

Ayo, where's this doki-doki reference coming from here?

[@sonarcha1711]

@@jiraiya5604 not every schizoid episode is an japan reference.

[@jiraiya5604]

@sonarcha1711 Uhh, I was just kidding, but nvm

[@lubomirkubasdQw4w9WgXcQ]

@@jiraiya5604 he said among us

[@lukeofender2071]

It's absolutely terrifying how fragile the human brain is, how easily our minds can break, and how easily we can lose ourselves without even knowing it

[@krabman2889]

When I saw the title my brain went “one is a genius, the other’s insane”

[@thedaddyfish4808]

Next could you explain the science of your uploading schedule ;)

[@nacho1461]

lmfao

[@travislc2013]

Jesus Christ, savage

[@WickedGaming005]

Damn rip vsauce

[@ramuk1127]

*prize

[@bunnybtv]

well he has to come up with a topic then do lots of research then figure out how to take this research and fit into a video.

[@christinegrunert168]

So we are all just a floating tofuu of memories

[@WolfyRed]

111th like!

[@Jayden.productions]

ew no!that would mean our brains would be food!😝

[@thegreatestshenfan6484]

yep

[@sonodietrodithe4iltuoincub848]

@@Jayden.productions and this is why zombies likes brain

[@crotchet6439]

Yeah more or less

[@fatcatfroggie]

1:38 "Among Us" -Michael Stevens

[@RoboPlays-u3j]

A-

[@nen4965]

Thanks

[@mr.duckie._.]

oldest among us

[@Meeegl]

As soon as I heard this I immediately rushed to the comment section in a fever as if I had been possessed by the demon of memes and spotted you in mere seconds, you are a hero, I hope you know this

[@marcelaoo]

1:37 I CAN’T EVEN WATCH A GODDAMN VSAUCE VIDEO IN PEACE ANYMORE, PLEASE MAKE IT STOP

[@raimarafiq6853]

PLEASE JUST END THE PAIN GET THE FUCK OUT OF MY HEAD

[@wafflelink4806]

STOP IT! ITS CORRUPTING EVERYTHING

[@focalpoint._]

get out of my head get out of my head get out of my head get out of my head get out of my head get out of my head get out of my head get out of my head get out of my head get out of my head get out of my head get out of my head gET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD *_GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD GET OUT OF MY HEAD!!!!!!!_*

[@shuichisaihara2043]

the oldest *amogus*

[@lewis9s]

ඞ

[@spphicore]

What if you Wanted to go to heaven But god said: *post-awareness stage 6 is without description*

[@billrobertjoe]

t e ar tak r

[@nivdexbram]

Oh no

[@accursedbear3795]

Why did you have to remind me of that, that was one of the most depressing 6 hours of my life

[@FlovecadMe]

Oh no-

[@hisholiness4537]

I will listen to that album while tripping on shrooms. I will confront death itself.

[@alek1766]

I’m so glad nobody in my family, not my great grandparents or my grandparents died with any sort of dementia. My grandfather was 104 when he died and was completely lucid up to the end, luck of the draw ig

[@james__anna_burns4885]

same, no one in my family had any sort of dementia. my great uncle lived to 105, my other great uncle 103, my great aunt 95. unfortunately they did have diabetes so

[@aquamarina7944]

When my gradma died she had a type of dementia, but it wasn't Alzheimer's disease, she had a lot of diseases in her life (even smallpox) but she never had Alzheimer.

[@Bengams]

1:38 Sus

[@themachinehead4421]

@@Bengams Shut up.

[@mouthman1335]

Same

[@Aaron_Mullins]

My grandpa just got diagnosed with Alzheimer's and I found this very informative. He acts like a confused child a lot so I have been taking care of him and helping him go shopping and stuff. I dread the day that he forgets who I am or needs to be placed in a facility that can watch him 24/7.

[@WeldonWen]

"Learning a second language later in life" Reason to learn Japanese: -Watch anime without subtitle- Protect myself from suffering Alzheimer's

[@calvindejong4566]

i had a feeling that SOMEone would comment this. bravo sir.

[@Loveyourself21072]

I know 5 languages so I guess that might help?

[@Loveyourself21072]

@Annie Leonhart oh no

[@Loveyourself21072]

But not Japanese, mostly languages with Roman roots...

[@IvanTube0]

@@Loveyourself21072 howd you learn japanese? i would like to learn since i only speak 2 languages

[@atlas1102]

Man Alzheimer's really sucks. You slowly start to forget everything. Your loved ones, friends, jobs, favorite things. You could say in the end they'll all just be burning memories.

[@TheAmazingDoorknob]

My moms aunt had dementia and the one of the things she remembered was my dads mom, she didnt go to the hospital to see moms aunt and that's why she remembered, less excitement during dementia might save them

[@crimsononaut_in_space]

@@TheAmazingDoorknob that's actually sad to think about like the less excitment and fun the easier to rember

[@nelkrey5931]

among us

[@thefremddingeguy6058]

amogus

[@notjohnnyknoxville]

@@nelkrey5931 plz stop

[@zeapsin186]

When he said "among us" I wanted to drive a railroad spike through my skull Edit: this was an unintentional reference to Phineas Gage

[@syntheticvocalist-p472]

Same.

[@PunishedKrab]

sus

[@packosand3287]

One time i had a mental breakdown because of amogus i cried, laugh and all sorts of emotions after that i adapted to amogus

[@user-fs6cp4iv7s]

Phineas gage moment

[@frozenpeanutbutter7035]

That’s a bit Sussy of you

[@Ellipsis115]

8:16 REALLY good example, thank you! I'm using this more in the past year

[@someordinarydude8813]

Just came here after listening to Everywhere at the end of time.

[@CaJoel]

Same. That album really changed me

[@adyrebecca9001]

I'm watching this while listening to it right now haha

[@taritangeo4948]

That kind of art that leaves permanent footprint in you. Unless, of course, you develop Alzheimers yourself.

[@nickanthropocene6502]

After several attempts I managed to listen to an hour and 40 minutes of it before I was unable to listen to any more. I learned that real fear is ugly and highly discomforting, not edgy or romantic.

[@chocopie1165]

I finally finished it tonight. It’s without description

[@hezekiah8765]

Everybody gangsta till youre hella old and Its Just A Burning Memory starts quietly playing in the background

[@youraveragefloridaboy519]

We don't have many days

[@amayurubashaka3608]

Some of the songs keep playing in my head and I, ironically can't forget it. It always makes me anxious throughout the day.

[@lambsauce4273]

That would be an empty bliss beyond this world.

[@sbirkkk]

Bro don't make me remember

[@myalt3019]

Heartaches, heartaches My loving you meant only heartaches Your kiss was such a sacred thing to me I can't believe it's just a burning memory Heartaches, heartaches What does it matter how my heart breaks I should be happy with someone new But my heartaches for you Heartaches, heartaches My loving you meant only heartaches Your kiss was such a sacred thing to me I can't believe it's just a burning memory Heartaches, heartaches What does it matter how my heart breaks I should be happy with someone new ... Who are you?

[@sircph]

I have a love/hate relationship with learning things about dementia/alzheimer's. Coming from a side of my family where dementia has affected my great grandfather, and recently my grandfather. If my dad gets it, I just know I will--It would only make sense. It's grim to think about that I very well might not be able to live out my older years of life without being in a confused state, and it's genuinely something that keeps me up at night. I would love to believe that in my lifetime there could be more research done to possibly prevent this disease for certain.

[@Jason75913]

medicine is now able to slow it down, I would not be surprised if the next 20 years yields a very effective treatment or cure, we're supposed to see all manner of crazy stuff develop in medicine and more in the coming years just the last century alone saw all manner of insane developments like never before in written human history, craziest times ever

[@sircph]

@@Jason75913 Yeah, I’m just banking on all the wonderful people dedicating their time to a cause like that. Seeing it first hand, it’s something I wouldn’t wish upon anybody. I truly believe in the science going into it though and all we can do is have hope that it becomes something nobody should have to worry about.

[@emaanahsansarfraz1940]

Hello! How are you all? If anyone needs someone to listen, someone to talk to, or a friend. I am here to talk, listen, and be a friend. I hope you all are safe and well. Know that you are amazing and have rights as a human. I am very sorry for anything that seems bad that may have happened in your life. I want you to know that you are incredible and are capable of wonders. What matters is your inside, not your exterior. Love yourself and cherish yourself. Words cannot explain how astonishing you are. You deserve care, love, and happiness, don't let anything make you feel otherwise. You may or you may not think that you are a failure but you are not, we are humans and we are bound to make mistakes so failures will come but that will give you the prize of what you have learned. Even if it may be a very small prize, it is very significant and important because you are amazing and deserving to learn and grow just as everyone else is. Please have appropriate action for anything that you know is wrong. Try and find professional or trusted help. Anything that seems bad or wrong in your life right now will get better. Please don't do what is wrong, fighting back and harming others will not solve the problem. Please understand that and do the good thing. It will one day come back to you. The people in the world are so much more than what we know about them, not everyone opens up about the beautiful things and acts they have witnessed, not all those amazing doings are acknowledged. There is more to people than it seems. Please understand that and know that. If you feel like no one cares about you, know that I care about you. Keep your head up high and never give up! Together, we can be a better community! Stay safe, healthy, happy, kind, understanding, positive and strong!

[@uocroitoilathat5087]

@@emaanahsansarfraz1940 SHUT UP

[@Finn-rj7hz]

Just from my experiecne in my family line, Alzhiemers tended to skip once every few generations (my grandpa did, his mom didnt, her mom did). I'm not actually biologically related to my family but tbh i feel you, to me its scary that I have no idea what I'm genetically predisposed to. I just wanted to share that there is a good chance you may not get it, and even if you do, wasting memory space by worrying instead of making new memories to be more resiliant against it doesn't help anyways. Uncertianty is scary, but worrying and wasting time is scarier

[@vannhantran547]

My Grandpa got Alzheimer at the age of 75, he still lived quiet well until hit 89. I miss him alot. Idk if i can get Alzheimer one day but hoping me will beat it

[@rvymvn]

The next Vsauce video better be 2 hours long

[@sergeiivanovichmosin6409]

no please I can only cum so much

[@jemmaiemma4889]

Ur profile picture fits ur comment so well I'm dying😂😂

[@rvymvn]

Isn't it nice when we all work together

[@Youniversou1]

Elijah Elliott-Ebanks it wasnt

[@j3digme]

Elijah Elliott-Ebanks have no life

[@nozhong8264]

Alzheimer’s is like struggling to remember that one good dream u had last right and hoping to have it again tonight

[@3Harmonies1001]

But worse

[@flutee6162]

way worst

[@onionguy1]

a thousand times worst

[@VincentDotZip]

Astronomically worse

[@shadowcween7890]

worse, but the same jist

[@ColtonPoorman]

"The brain is the most important organ" -The brain

[@KeiFlox]

I've got some pretty bad memory loss from past and present meds I've taken. Maybe also related to a head injury in my teens. I can't remember what I did days earlier sometimes. Can't remember a lot of my life. Alzheimer's seems so so much worse and it terrifies me. At least I know who my loved ones are, where I live, who I am.

[@dss-ri5zy]

Same but because of some heavy drug use as a teen. I Screwed my brain up before it even had time to fully grow. Went on a trip and had to stop smoking weed for first time in 8 years, I felt so much better. Ain’t smoked since

[@HebaruSan]

"Hey Vsauce, Michael here." Does Michael think our name is Vsauce?

[@Fedico7000]

I actually was wondering at the beginning of the video if he’s just gotten so used to saying that intro that he’s logically phrased it like that in his head.

[@GunnzzNRoses]

its like Hey, Vsauce Michael here. not hey vsauce, michael here.

[@cxrseofspadez]

Yeah, I thought the same too! I still don't know why ÓwÒ'

[@leomessi80012]

@@cxrseofspadez seeing someone use "owo" unironically damages my brain

[@HebaruSan]

@Haramguez Then shouldn't we be the ones uploading videos to this channel?

[@harley3990]

My grandpa has Alzheimer's and it's so sad to see him waste away everyday. He's always so confused.

[@summerhall4551]

Spirulina may help him!

[@user-qx3yi9go3p]

Does he ever forget he has Alzheimer's sometimes?

[@SplendidCoffee0]

Have you played music that he loved around him? It really helps Alzheimer's patients temporarily remember things. It's quite beautiful.

[@dakshs9528]

You can narrate him stories in form of music since music memories can't be lost to Alzheimer's. Also , there a hebal cure for Alzheimer's called 'ginkgo biloba'. Also known as best known cure for Alzheimer's. Start with 120mg ginkgo biloba a day for month with ashwagandha and Brahmi. I can bet you would notice significant improvement in just months!

[@megalith7796]

@@dakshs9528 please stop giving random people random prescriptions. You are putting their health and life in danger.

[@adrake1]

So I guess we didn't have to wait until 2017 for a new Vsauce video...nice

[@KK-fe8tu]

XD

[@pelliqw6633]

Can you plz help me reach 1M subs for no apparent reason actually I'll make longer vidz tnx

[@hennepun6992]

I was expecting that too

[@billybandabull5573]

lol

[@Speedswiper]

No.

[@FlipeFlop]

1:38- AMONGUS (click 3 dots to learn why) so i needed a break from the existential dread about dementia , i keep seeing youtube videos about it, stuff like EATEOT (everywhere at the end of time) and i posted this to keep me okay.

[@Silliestloosiegoosy]

This disease is scary. Takes your entire life, identity, right away from you, leaves your body to just be a shell with nothing inhabiting it inside. 😔

[@Silliestloosiegoosy]

(But of course I technically created it so 🤷‍♂️)

[@smolse6854]

I know the world isn't supposed to be perfect, like, it has some pros and cons, but don't you think that's a little off the rails?

[@zoradios4505]

Eduardo Braz no. Some diseases can be terrifying, especially Altzeimer’s. Going a little off the rails? Have you met anyone who has had to deal with this disease in their family? The one thing we have in life is who we are, and this disease is one that takes your identity away. Optimism is good to keep, but acting like this is just a disease that is the “con” in life is an understatement

[@austintaylor6620]

God is that you?

[@KARKATELCESARENVIADODESA-pv4yd]

God be like "Adam sucks" NIGGA YOU MADE ADAM

[@Gumby518]

Is it fair to call Vsauce the 21st century Bill Nye the science guy?

[@caedmonwalz6011]

It would be a crime if we didnt

[@300joker]

He's Michael from Vsauce. He is a brand of his own.

[@Gumby518]

The Joker I'm well aware. But all of the Vsauce channels together are unique yet the same; quirky and informative.

[@anyonesguess1569]

Definitely

[@tylershelton6048]

NO, Bill Nye is a farce, Michael is actually informative and subjective.

[@Dosteyboi]

My grandfather suffers with Alzheimer's and it's honestly the most terrible thing ever. Sometimes he knows and remembers everything, and can function well (Well enough for an 80+ year old man) but sometimes he doesn't even recognize his own children or wife. He says horrible things to people and acts in unfortunate ways and breaks everyone's heart more and more. It just leaves me questioning why the world has to be so cruel. Why does that man have to suffer so much. Honestly it would be much better to just be dead at that point than be "alive" like this. I hope to god that no one ever has to go through what he has. It is hell and a living nightmare.

[@IceSigil]

I've always told myself that if I were diagnosed with Alzheimer's or other forms of dementia, I'd live for another year or two before I really start to lose myself, then die on my own terms. I would rather die as me than live as nobody.

[@cock195]

My grandmother also doesnt remember me but she remembers my dad and eveytime we vissit here house she asks who i am and my dad says that im her grandson im pretty sure she still doesnt remember me but plays along with it unfortunately she died idk how i dont remember

[@wololoman]

i feel horrible for people who endure this. just imagine slowly losing everything you’ve ever known

[@maedle99]

believe me there's plenty i'd like to forget

[@43615]

the brain also named itself.

[@pessimistkai5569]

well i can decide to name it shit

[@MAXIMUM646]

The brains gonna need you all to stop

[@alexp5569]

@@pessimistkai5569 naming your brain shit means naming yourself shit

[@Summer_Xia]

Unfortunately he can't understand himself well

[@elehtinhalil871]

hackingpro No one brain named all brains

[@Dirik619]

I remember my math teacher said "i read that people who do crosswords live 10 years longer" . I didnt think much about it until my grandma had 3 strokes and still alive and healthy. 73 years old . Shes been doing crosswords for as long as i can remember. And now vsause mentions how it can reduce alzeimers and is a healthy activity .

[@doublevision2943]

When I was very little when I thought about "old People" I thought of wise, Story-telling and friendly individuals. Now I think of a Body that is being taken care of 24/7 even though the actual person is basically not alive anymore. The worst thing? People don't care about how big of a problem Alzheimer's is. Who's gonna care for all these bodies that are being kept alive while the conscious person has left long ago? We're already struggling in this area. It saddens me that there's (apparently!!) no known cure or fix for horrible illnesses such as dementia or cancer, people say medicine has gotten far but it really hasn't - at least not in recent decades. All they do is tell you "take this pill and you'll feel better - take this, that and most importantly this particular pill 5 times a day and you'll feel better (but your problems will persist lol who cares as long as you pay up). I'm not mad at any individual nurse or doctor - they're doing amazing work! But medicine in itself seems like way more of a business than it should be. The way I understand it the exact problem I've just mentioned was one of the reasons that made Avicii feel alone and helpless at times - leading up to that tragic day in April of 2018.

[@NFPA-704]

No, the worst thing is how the same people who decline to take care of those with Alzheimer's deny them the right to euthanasia, because "suicide is wrong".

[@connorp3030]

DoubleVision even if a person can't speak and doesn't respond to normal stimulus, doesn't mean that they aren't aware and don't have an understanding of them, but I do also see your point

[@erikho6936]

@@NFPA-704 ironic, those people who say that are going to end up like them...

[@litchtheshinigami8936]

@@NFPA-704 relies on the country euthanasia is an accepted thing here but only for people that are "suffering" like if i heard i had alzheimers i'd off myself before i could lose everything.. not just to spare myself heartache but also others around me.. thing is though euthanasia is possible people with alzheimers aren't in any physical dystress like someone with severe cancer would be.. thus they aren't counted under the euthanasia allowance.. wich to me is just absolutely cruel for the person and their family.. like we have so many care homes and only a handful are filled with people that still have a self.. those are ones that either have people with other issues (like been in an accident and have brain damage due to that or were just born with severe learning disabilities) there are maybe a handful of ones that are for old people without alzheimers or dementia.. last year i was studying pet care and out animal location was near a care home. basically everyone in there had dementia or some form of dementia. they would often visit the animal location and cuddle with the rabbits or pet the goats. but whenever they would roll by i'd just see husks of what were once people sitting sadly in a wheelchair with their bony arms and faces. it saddened me.. to know that so many people grow old and get alzheimers their lives their family nearly nothing remaining a body without a working mind.. a sad puppet on a string only kept alive because they aren't suffering the only reason they aren't is because they don't know what suffering is. they might know pain for a second but the next they will have forgotten

[@doublevision2943]

@@NFPA-704 I had a job experience at a hospital in 2018, it had it's positive sites and I learned a lot and felt needed and that's one of the best feelings in the world, but there were a lot of old folk and I'm not lying when I tell you that some of them were "joking" about potentially "off'ing" themselves (in a context like "well damn, look at how much I struggle doing the simplest things in life nowadays / always in the hospital, always ill, always pain, so why not just ...". I see big issues with euthanasia like people who are suffering from depression - but can very well be helped and live a long and wonderful life - trying to take advantage of it. But when we talk about somebody who is in constant pain or old and has to go to the hospital over and over again because of their apparently unfixable health issues then I really don't see an issue with giving them freedom. I don't really like talking about the topic because it's so sad, that's why I wanna end it on a good note: Always make sure to live in the present and appreciate life for what it's worth, stressing yourself out or worrying should be no more than a rare occassion and a very temporal thing.

[@Plaazzzz]

My grandma developed Alzheimers sometime in 2020 or 2021. She and most of my family live in another country which meant I couldn't see her that often in person. Covid made this even worse as I couldn't travel to see her. I saw her in person for the first time in person since Covid a few months ago and she barely remembered me. That impacted me deeply but what hurts even more is my mom. She came to the U.S. around 20 years ago and has rarely been able to interact with my grandma apart from facetime and my uncles and aunts take care of my grandma mostly. It hurts seeing my mom cry because my grandma sometimes can't recognize her and makes me wonder if in the future, she will have the same fate and won't recognize me. On a lighter note though, my grandma is doing well and still alive thankfully and my mom and her both facetime regularly along with the rest of my family.

[@SizzlarRizzlar]

If I'm ever diagnose with Alzheimer's I would end my life before I lose all my memories. In my opinion Alzheimer's the worst thing that can happen to anyone.

[@chrizv.1451]

Couldn't agree more if I'm ever diagnosed I'm going out on my own terms, because at that point I've already lived out my "golden years" and life would only get much worse for myself and those around me until the disease kills me anyway

[@electroluxray_560]

RPGaming if that ever happened to me I would definitely write a note to all of the people that I care about and document all of my important experiences before they’re gone forever.

[@Peter_1986]

The best way to reduce the risks of Alzheimer's Disease is to keep your brain active - like for example by learning a new language, memorising long strings of numbers or solving crossword puzzles, among other things.

[@SizzlarRizzlar]

@@Peter_1986 Yes, those can decrease your risk of Alzheimer's. But it's theorized that long-term use of Benadryl and other anticholinergic drugs can increase the chances of Alzheimer's. Though, there isn't any definite proof that it's true but there are evidence that suggest it's true. Honestly, to be safe don't do long-term usages of anticholinergic's. Unless you absolutely have to. Also, keeping your head safe can decrease your chances of Alzheimer's. Luckily, I don't think I will end up with Alzheimer's though. I'm also learning Japanese and I love puzzles.

[@Peter_1986]

​@@SizzlarRizzlar That's good. I would say that two of the biggest handicaps for a lot of old people are the deterioration of memory and of balance, so I make sure to train those things as often as possible, for example by solving a lot of math problems (I have a great passion for math and science in general) and doing compound exercises at the gym 3-4 times a week (compound exercises very often require a lot of stabilization, like Squats and Overhead Press, for example).

[@finjaquetemumnomeaqui4838]

"Heartaches, heartaches My loving you meant only heartaches Your kiss was such a sacred thing to me I can't believe it's just a burning memory"

[@atlas1102]

"Heartaches, heartaches What does it matter how my heart breaks I should be happy with someone new But my heart aches for you"

[@waddles6139]

Everything at the end of what?

[@TheCoolestFlytrap]

time

[@Guest-lq6vt]

frick

[@hyumaru.mp6]

"sing me to sleep, Lullaby of the Leaves"

[@CupoChinoMusic]

i got recommended back to this listening to everywhere at the end of time we've gone full circle

[@kamihashindaa9751]

same

[@pepesolomeoparedes635]

Yeah, that was made by... uuh... by the... who was this again?

[@konkodutta2358]

1:36 vsauce predicted among us.

[@user-iq7mk3gb9w]

Breaking news : Man with Alzheimer's forgot he had Alzheimer's, remember everything. Edit : Oh crap I did not remember writing this comment.

[@matchalatte9612]

I used the stones to destroy the stones

[@helenbunnehmummeh5154]

If only that were true.

[@myusername3689]

@@helenbunnehmummeh5154 If only it was that easy

[@joseislanio8910]

So he ended up remember he had Alzheimer's as well, forgetting everything once again

[@satriadicky3732]

If someone who has alzheimer remember everything. Then death is near

[@unusuallyasian4070]

“The oldest among us” oh no.

[@pratheekbhat6595]

⛽📮

[@Lecotatuta]

@@pratheekbhat6595 kzbin.info/www/bejne/emXGe5l5orOcrbM

[@jamsya493]

🈷️

[@Mrpooandrobociguy1974]

🧧

[@peppers9968]

🟥🟥🟥 🟦🟦🟥 🟥 🟥🟥🟥 🟥 🟥 🟥

[@adamjackson4340]

It hurts my soul that Alzheimer’s runs in my family, and to know I have the gene for Alzheimer’s, gives me the fear of not wanting to forget or be forgotten. I may only be 20 years now, but My lifetime will go by in an instant.

[@butter_nubbs63]

alzheiemrs typically dosent develope until mid to late 60's or later, 45 years is alot of time, not just for you to enjoy life but for modern medicine to evolve. it has evolved so much in alzheimers research since the 1980's, we went from no clue what causes it and no way to treat it, to having deeper understanding what causes it, how it develops, and medicines to help slow the progression. it might be wishful thinking to belive that there will be a cure in that amount of time but at the vary least there is hope that there will be viable treatments to help prevent it, detect it sooner, increase life expectancy in those who have it, and improve quality of life as well delay the or relive some of the symptoms or best case scenario its as simple as a doctors visit to fix forever.

[@wraith5074]

@@butter_nubbs63 wrong!!! Early signs of Alzheimer's start at late 40's. Victims can be surely treated then. If you ignore these signs and move on to your late 50's or 60's, There is no turning back. Please take care.

[@cvspvr]

man, i don't really want to live past 60. i might not get alzheimer's, but i'll become slow, my dick will stop working, and i'll just because more of a hassle than i'm worth. death sounds bad, but once i'm dead, i won't be able to regret dieing

[@Vividlyforgotten]

@@wraith507420 years is enough time to prepare I guess 🤷‍♂️

[@wren_.]

don’t want to scare you, but make sure to check for signs as often as you can. Some people have signs and symptoms that show as early as 30. be aware of that.

[@huntermushero9362]

Dementia is the scariest but most fascinating thing to witness. I’ve been working in nursing homes since I was 16 years old so I have seen it unfold in many different ways. I’ve seen so much tragedy but also I’ve seen some of the most beautiful aspects of humanity in this line of work.

[@Lousfw]

I would rather die before I get dementia, dementia is a terrible way to go.

[@KyleC11]

It's crazy how the brain named itself

[@SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand]

Everything named itself.

[@theseus0767]

@@SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand No, humans named everything.

[@SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand]

@@theseus0767 Everything is definitionally self descriptive therefore names are only the observation so to speak, the definitional reality of them are universal.

[@darkwebfarting5656]

@@theseus0767 No, Brains named everything

[@Licazl]

Ikrrr

[@studtistics2448]

My brain is so fried by the internet at this point that this caught me off guard. 1:37

[@Perseagatuna]

📮

[@oldveryveryoldmanfromthe1900s]

📮

[@Connor-r5t]

📮

[@triton6490]

📮

[@rosymo0nn]

📮

[@XxKINGatLIFExX]

Th real hero's are the people who are employed in caring for people with the disease. I think they deserve the salary of a football player for the amount of moral and emotional toughness they have.

[@trevorrogers95]

Well thank you :)

[@XxKINGatLIFExX]

@@trevorrogers95 Are you a carer? If so may God bless your soul with good fortune and happiness for the rest of your life. Thank you for going out of your way to care for another in need. You are a true hero!

[@marciaosullivan3200]

Unfortunately it's not great telly

[@cassiejohnsen22]

It’s definitely not a job for everybody. I think the saddest part is watching the family members react to their parent/grandparent/sibling :(

[@caycug1]

Except when they steal your grandmas things, which they did to my grandma.

[@HunterVibez]

I loved this video. It's terrifying. My grandma had Alzheimers and her final days she forgot how to breathe

[@pezdespencer8899]

Hearing about all this is horrifying, especially considering my grandmother recently got out of the hospital after sepsis complications. The other morning (it’s June as I’m writing this) she said to my grandpa “I wonder if the kids could find their Easter baskets this morning.” It’s just so sad and a scary thought. Sometimes she goes into episodes and recently she didn’t know anything and thought it was 1950. It’s just a horrifying idea to not be able to remember anything

[@spacekid9680]

@Sabu Games me too

[@samuelwolfe8269]

@Samurai Shampoo in the early years at least...

[@emaanahsansarfraz1940]

Hello! How are you all? If anyone needs someone to listen, someone to talk to, or a friend. I am here to talk, listen, and be a friend. I hope you all are safe and well. Know that you are amazing and have rights as a human. I am very sorry for anything that seems bad that may have happened in your life. I want you to know that you are incredible and are capable of wonders. What matters is your inside, not your exterior. Love yourself and cherish yourself. Words cannot explain how astonishing you are. You deserve care, love, and happiness, don't let anything make you feel otherwise. You may or you may not think that you are a failure but you are not, we are humans and we are bound to make mistakes so failures will come but that will give you the prize of what you have learned. Even if it may be a very small prize, it is very significant and important because you are amazing and deserving to learn and grow just as everyone else is. Please have appropriate action for anything that you know is wrong. Try and find professional or trusted help. Anything that seems bad or wrong in your life right now will get better. Please don't do what is wrong, fighting back and harming others will not solve the problem. Please understand that and do the good thing. It will one day come back to you. The people in the world are so much more than what we know about them, not everyone opens up about the beautiful things and acts they have witnessed, not all those amazing doings are acknowledged. There is more to people than it seems. Please understand that and know that. If you feel like no one cares about you, know that I care about you. Keep your head up high and never give up! Together, we can be a better community! Stay safe, healthy, happy, kind, understanding, positive and strong!

[@kyarumomochi5146]

@@emaanahsansarfraz1940 you are an amazing person dude like holly hell that was motivative

[@logicss2893]

@@emaanahsansarfraz1940 hey i love you too

[@nitroneonicman]

Damn I wish Michael made more videos, but it's for sure worth the wait.

[@computerhoofd]

Quality over quantity.

[@user-rt2nq6iv1t]

It's probably because Michael doesn't really care about making money in KZbin. All he cares about is knowledge. Sharing is a bliss.

[@marklo6283]

+computerhoofd nice statement

[@kp8129]

quality over quantity

[@IngeniebrioCivil]

Would be nice, but to do quality videos as he does, need time to research and make a script, filming and editing.

[@lighto2313]

Just another vsauce video before sleeping ...

[@josef4794]

So true in 2019

[@NFPA-704]

Well, just take some Benadryl if you need to sleep. Oh wait, that gives you Dementia/Altzheimer's...

[@boatymcboatface9785]

a ramdom astronomy star 292 likes

[@40watt53]

Losing your memories is the single most terrifying thing to me. You'll live a full life full of people and events and places and by the end it's like you lived for no time at all.