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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910452213203321
• Autore: Einstein Gilles O. <1950->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New Haven [Conn.], : Yale University Press, c2004
• ISBN: 9786611722586; 1-281-72258-8; 0-300-13358-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (304 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): McDanielMark A
• Disciplina: 618.97/684
• Soggetti: Brain - Aging; Memory disorders in old age - Prevention; Memory; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.