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Remember : the science of memory and the art of forgetting / Lisa Genova.

Genova, Lisa, (author.).

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  • ISBN: 9780593137956 : HRD
  • ISBN: 0593137957 : HRD
  • Physical Description: 256 pages ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: New York : Harmony Books, [2021]

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:
Part I: How we remember -- Making memories 101 -- Pay attention -- In the moment -- Muscle memory -- Your brain's Wikipedia -- What happened -- Part II: Why we forget -- Your memories (for what happened) are wrong -- Tip of the tongue -- Don't forget to remember -- This too shall pass -- Fuggedaboutit -- Normal aging -- Alzheimer's -- Part III: Improve or impair -- Put it in context -- Stressed out -- Go to sleep -- Alzheimer's prevention -- The memory paradox.
Subject: Memory.
Cognition > Age factors.
Human information processing > Age factors.
Brain > Aging.
Aging > Prevention.
Alzheimer's disease > Prevention.
Memory disorders in old age > Prevention.

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Remember : The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting
Remember : The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting
by Genova, Lisa
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Table of Contents

Remember : The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting

SectionSection DescriptionPage Number
Introductionp. 1
Part IHow We Remember
1    Making Memories 101p. 13
2    Pay Attentionp. 25
3    In the Momentp. 37
4    Muscle Memoryp. 51
5    Your Brain's Wikipediap. 63
6    What Happenedp. 77
Part IIWhy We Forget
7    Your Memories (For What Happened) Are Wrongp. 99
8    Tip of the Tonguep. 117
9    Don't Forget to Rememberp. 131
10    This Too Shall Passp. 145
11    Fuggedaboutitp. 155
12    Normal Agingp. 165
13    Alzheimer'sp. 175
Part IIIImprove or Impair
14    Put It in Contextp. 189
15    Stressed Outp. 197
16    Go to Sleepp. 207
17    Alzheimer's Preventionp. 217
18    The Memory Paradoxp. 227
Appendix: What to Do About It Allp. 233
Suggested Readingp. 247
Acknowledgmentsp. 255

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