Is there a scientific name for "forgetting words?"?

Have you ever had your grandmother, or even yourself, or whoever go down a list of names in the family before getting to yours? Or when you are in the middle of a conversation and you cannot remember a particular word? Is there a name that I can Google to do research on this topic?

Is there a scientific name for "forgetting words?"?
I found this on wiki


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tip_of_the_...


all I could find was tip of the tongue phenomenon
Reply:Go here
Reply:Might be this:





"Apraxia of speech: Frequently used by speech pathologists to designate an impairment in the voluntary production of articulation and prosody (the rhythm and timing) of speech. It is characterized by highly inconsistent errors. "





Check the link below for the National Aphasia Organization for lots of information about speech difficulty.
Reply:I prefer "brain fart"; my sister uses "senior's moment". I have also found out that I have "noun aphasia".
Reply:a brain fart.
Reply:There are many reasons someone might forget a word at any given time, but if you're trying to think of a disease, then how about Alzheimer's Disease?
Reply:half-heimers
Reply:Alzheimers.
Reply:It could be a kind of aphasia, but you might cross reference under "senior moment" to find a better term
Reply:memory lapse or forgetfulness.





A lot of people experience memory lapses. Some memory problems are serious, and others are not. People who have serious changes in their memory, personality, and behavior may suffer from a form of brain disease called dementia. Dementia seriously affects a person's ability to carry out daily activities. Alzheimer's disease is one of many types of dementia.
Reply:Pass the bottle..............Death of brain cells??
Reply:Yes, I remember reading about it.... just can't remember what it was....


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