TY  - BOOK
AU  - Einstein,Gilles O.
AU  - McDaniel,Mark A.
TI  - Memory fitness: a guide for successful aging 
SN  - 9780300133585
AV  - RC394.M46 E36 2004eb
U1  - 618.97/684 22
PY  - 2004///
CY  - New Haven [Conn.]
PB  - Yale University Press
KW  - Memory disorders in old age
KW  - Prevention
KW  - Popular works
KW  - Memory
KW  - Brain
KW  - Aging
KW  - Older people
KW  - Memory disorders
KW  - Aged
KW  - Memory Disorders
KW  - Troubles de la mémoire chez la personne âgée
KW  - Prévention
KW  - Ouvrages de vulgarisation
KW  - Mémoire
KW  - Cerveau
KW  - Vieillissement
KW  - Personnes âgées
KW  - Troubles de la mémoire
KW  - elderly
KW  - aat
KW  - MEDICAL
KW  - Geriatrics
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Nursing
KW  - Gerontology
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE
KW  - Disease & Health Issues
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - 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
N2  - The latest scientific information on aging and memory, along with expert advice for middle-aged and older adults concerned about memory problems. 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
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