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• Title:Memory fitness : a guide for successful aging / Gilles O. Einstein and Mark A. McDaniel.
  
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• Author/Creator:Einstein, Gilles O., 1950-
  
• Other Contributors/Collections:McDaniel, Mark A.
  
• Published/Created:New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, ©2004.
  

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  • Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: WT150 .E36 2004
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Memory disorders in old age--Prevention--Popular works.
  Memory--Popular works.
  Brain--Aging--Popular works.
  
• Medical Subjects: Memory--physiology--Aged--Popular Works.
  Memory Disorders--prevention & control--Aged--Popular Works.
  Aging--physiology--Popular Works.
  
• Description:xiv, 290 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
  
• Summary:Annotation - 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.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:030010023X (cloth : alk. paper)
  0300105703 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  
• 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.