Memory Fitness: A Guide for Successful Aging

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Do all adults experience memory difficulties as they age? What is the difference between normal memory change and the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease? Is it possible to stem-or even reverse-memory decline? This timely book is a comprehensive guide for the growing number of adults who are eager to learn how aging affects memory and what can or cannot be done about it. Gilles Einstein and Mark McDaniel, widely respected for their research and lectures on memory, explain how memory works and how memory processes change with age. Based on up-to-date and rigorous scientific evidence, they also offer¨ techniques and strategies for improving memory in everyday life ¨ alternatives to hard-to-use mnemonic techniques ¨ physical and mental exercises that can enhance memory ¨ a review of drugs and nutritional supplements touted to enhance memory ¨ a complete discussion of Alzheimer's disease, its symptoms and risk factors, along with guidance for caretakers ¨ and much more.
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Two prominent experts explain the workings of memory and offer practical advice on dealing with the memory changes that come with age. Drawing on the latest scientific evidence, they discuss techniques for improving memory, the efficacy of specific drugs and nutritional supplements, and the symptoms and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease.

"A clear and scientific evaluation of age-related memory changes and what can be done to minimize them."—Timothy Salthouse, director, Cognitive Aging Lab, University of Virginia

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780300105704
  • Publisher: Yale University Press
  • Publication date: 6/1/2004
  • Edition description: New Edition
  • Pages: 304
  • Product dimensions: 6.20 (w) x 9.08 (h) x 0.81 (d)

Table of Contents

1 Thanks for the memories 1
2 Overview of memory systems and processes 14
3 Forgetting and distorting are normal - at all ages! 33
4 Working memory and avoiding distractions 54
5 Most memories are there 81
6 How to learn and remember complex material 93
7 Remembering tough things 115
8 Remembering to remember 130
9 Mental exercise and memory 144
10 Physical exercise and memory 156
11 Effects of stress, depression, illness, and medications on memory 183
12 Enhancing memory with nutritional supplements and vitamins 197
13 Alzheimer's disease 219
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