Editing Short-term memory (section)

=== Factors ===
Diseases that cause neurodegeneration, such as [[Alzheimer's disease]], can damage short-term as well as long-term memory.<ref name="Zokaei 41–50">{{Cite journal |last1=Zokaei |first1=Nahid |last2=Sillence |first2=Annie |last3=Kienast |first3=Annika |last4=Drew |first4=Daniel |last5=Plant |first5=Olivia |last6=Slavkova |first6=Ellie |last7=Manohar |first7=Sanjay G. |last8=Husain |first8=Masud |date=November 2020 |title=Different patterns of short-term memory deficit in Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and subjective cognitive impairment |journal=Cortex |volume=132 |pages=41–50 |doi=10.1016/j.cortex.2020.06.016 |pmc=7651994 |pmid=32919108 }}</ref> Damage to certain sections{{which|date=January 2015}} of the brain due to this disease causes a shrinkage in the cerebral cortex, which impairs the ability to think and recall.<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Moscou |first1=Kathy |title=Pharmacology for Pharmacy Technicians |last2=Snipe |first2=Karen |publisher=Mosby Elsevier |year=2009 |isbn=978-0-323-04720-3 |pages=165–167}}</ref>

Short-term memory performance is influenced by diet. More intake of blueberries was reported to improve short-term memory after continuous use whereas alcohol decreases short-term memory performance.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Gómez-Pinilla |first=Fernando |date=July 2008 |title=Brain foods: the effects of nutrients on brain function |journal=Nature Reviews. Neuroscience |volume=9 |issue=7 |pages=568–578 |doi=10.1038/nrn2421 |pmc=2805706 |pmid=18568016 }}</ref>