blog writing #a research project to demonstrate the intricate relationship between autabiographical memory and self-identity

This proposal aims to seek funds to help research and demonstrate the intricate relationship between Autobiographical Memory and Self-identity as based on the effect of diabetes mellitus on patients with Alzheimer’s disease. A long-standing debate has been ongoing for decades over what exactly is the cause of Alzheimer’s disease, how can it be diagnosed properly, and if its cure will ever be found. As reported by the HealthDay Reporter, one in nine Americans with the age of 45 and older talk of experiencing thinking declines (Steven). This shows that Americans with the age of 45 and older have autobiographical memory problems that could probably lead to Alzheimer’s disease. The United States Alzheimer’s patients are provided with the prognosis according to the symptoms and changes in behaviors that are depicted over time in these patients. Currently, there no definitive tests that might give medical professionals with solutions as to what causes this disease and if there is a method to cure it (Yiannopoulou &Sokratis). However, with the use of neuroimaging, observing, and postmortem autopsy, scientific researchers in the medical field are nearing to finding the solution for this problem. HealthDay Reporter also reported that one of the earliest signs and symptoms of impending Alzheimer’s disease or dementia is noticing a decline in mental abilities such as forgetting who you are. With the increased number of Alzheimer’s disease patients, there is a need for more research to be done on this disease and its relation to autobiographical memory and self-identity (Vanderveren et al.). As such, I seek a grant to further the research study of how diabetes mellitus can affect the aging brain and also discover if there is any correlation to those that have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.