Disorders of brain and mind present with memory complaints and cognitive dysfunction. In the child it could primarily due to attention being affected, through ADHD, Learning or Intellectual Disabilities, Anxiety & Depression. In the adult, especially those with previously normal functioning, depression, anxiety and stress can play a major role in the development of memory and cognition issues as can damage to the brain due to illness, injury, alcohol or drug abuse and psychological trauma. In the elder, memory and cognition difficulties are often the harbingers of brain degeneration, dementia, parkinsonism, stroke and other associated conditions being responsible.