Memory fitness : a guide for successful aging / / Gilles O. Einstein and Mark A. McDaniel.
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| Year of Publication: | 2004 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 290 p. :; ill. (some col.). |
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Table of Contents:
- Thanks for the memories: aging and remembering
- Overview of memory systems and processes: the effects of aging
- Forgetting and distorting are normal--at all ages!
- Working memory and avoiding distractions: the right time for the right task
- Most memories are there: the trick is finding them
- How to learn and remember complex material: articles, lectures, and textbooks
- Remembering tough things
- Remembering to remember: medications, appointments, things to pack
- Mental exercise and memory: use it or lose it
- Physical exercise and memory: not exercising is risky behavior
- Effects of stress, depression, illness, and medications on memory
- Enhancing memory with nutritional supplements and vitamins
- Alzheimer's disease: the signals and what you can do about it.