| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xix, 247 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction : but first (and before I forget...) -- Say hello to whatsisname: the name problem -- Multitasking anyone? : the attention problem -- Lose some, win some: the upside of forgetting -- He remembers, she remembers : gender and memory -- I'm dancing as fast as I can : exercise and memory -- A meditation on the elepant : the things we never forget -- It's not ketchup : the 57 varieties of memory -- Amnesia, Hollywood style : forget it -- Telling it like it isn't : memory and its deceptions -- Ouch! That hurts to remember -- The Med student syndrome : this must be Alzheimer's -- So when isn't it normal? : who hid my keys? -- You say brain food, I say spinach : diet and memory -- It's all in the computer. Isn't it? -- Flashbulb memories : where were you when...? -- The big picture : why did this happen (to me), Mr. Darwin? -- Beyond the botox generation : memory and tomorrow. |
| Summary |
According to author Lear and the memory experts she taps in the book, the memory lapses that begin in middle age are typically no cause for alarm. In fact, remembering less in later years is rarely a sign of Alzheimer's or any other scary memory-loss condition. It's just a part of normal aging. On her hunt for answers, Lear explores why names are the first things to go and what can be done about it, why we forget certain things on purpose, why we forget more than our parents did and in which cases our brains are actually doing us a favor by letting go of certain knowledge. Weaving together insight from psychologists, neuroscientists, and evolutionary biologists with rich and often hilarious anecdotes, Lear offers reassurance and hope to the millions of forgetful baby boomers. |
| Subject |
Memory in old age -- Popular works.
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| ISBN |
9780446580595 |
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0446580597 |
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