Where did I leave my glasses? the what, when, and why of normal memory loss

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 a...

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Main Author: Lear, Martha Weinman.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Wellness Central, c2008.
Edition: 1st ed.
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Table of Contents:
  • Whatsisname: the name problem
  • Multitasking: the attention problem
  • The upside of forgetting
  • Gender and memory
  • Exercise and memory
  • The things we never forget
  • The 57 varieties of memory
  • Amnesia, Hollywood style: forget it
  • Memory and its deceptions
  • Ouch! That hurts to remember
  • The Med student syndrome: this must be Alzheimer's
  • When isn't it normal: who hid my keys?
  • Diet and memory
  • It's all in the computer, isn't it?
  • Flashbulb memory: where were you when...
  • The big picture: why did this happen to me, Mr. Darwin?
  • Beyond the botox generation: memory and tomorrow.