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Memory fitness [electronic resource] : a guide for successful aging / Gilles O. Einstein and Mark A. McDaniel.

By: Einstein, Gilles O, 1950-.
Contributor(s): McDaniel, Mark A | ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2004Description: xiv, 290 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.Subject(s): Brain -- Aging -- Popular works | Memory disorders in old age -- Prevention -- Popular works | Memory -- Popular worksGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 618.97/684 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.