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The Complete Guide to Memory | Book by Richard Restak | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster

Book cover…

About the Book

A comprehensive guide to understanding how memory works, how memory forms, the mind-body connection, and more!

In the busy, information-filled world in which we live, it’s often easy to forget things and hard to keep track of how details get stored in our brain. The Complete Guide to Memory serves to provide a one-stop resource that covers the essentials on memory.

World-renowned memory expert, Dr. Richard Restak, addresses the following topics in detail:

How memories form

The different kinds of memory

Changes in brain structure

The mind-body connection

The relationship between memory and emotional regulation

And much more! With tips and tricks to manage memory well for people of all ages and personal examples of the techniques used, this book leaves no stone unturned.

Editor’s Note: From a publisher page… 🙂

Source: The Complete Guide to Memory | Book by Richard Restak | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster

Books & Reading, Current Affairs, Memories & History, Science & Health

Keep Forgetting Things? Neuroscience Says This Memory-Fixing Brain Habit Works Best | Inc.com

‘The results were incontrovertible … regular, engaged reading strengthened older adults’ memory skills.’

By Bill Murphy Jr., http://www.billmurphyjr.com @BillMurphyJr

Photo: Getty Images

Tell me: Do these scenarios sound familiar?

You’re late for an important meeting, but you can’t find your car keys.

You know you have to do one more thing before you leave the office, but you can’t remember what.

You run into an acquaintance you’ve known for years, but suddenly, you can’t recall her name.

Forgetting things can be frustrating, anxiety-inducing, and … oh, man, what was the third thing? Fortunately, there’s good news. There are simple habits, backed by science, that can help people improve and even rejuvenate their memories. Even better, some of these habits are quite enjoyable.

Source: Keep Forgetting Things? Neuroscience Says This Memory-Fixing Brain Habit Works Best | Inc.com

Memories & History, Science & Health

3 types of normal forgetting — and 1 that isn’t | Ideas.Ted.com

September 16, 2022, By Lisa Genova

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To be human is to forget things. But you’ve probably wondered: “When is forgetting normal, and when is it not?”

Here are four examples.

1. Forgetting where you parked
Not remembering where you parked because you didn’t pay attention is normal and different than what happens with Alzheimer’s. If you have Alzheimer’s, let’s say you park in a mall garage and shop for an hour. When you return to the parking garage, you’re not wondering if you parked on level three or level four, you’re thinking, “I don’t remember how I got here.” Or you’re standing in front of your car, but you don’t recognize it as yours.

Bonus:

See her TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/lisa_genova_what_you_can_do_to_prevent_alzheimer_s

Editor’s Note: Read more, see link below for original item…

Source: 3 types of normal forgetting — and 1 that isn’t |

Memories & History, Science & Health

Keep Forgetting Things? Neuroscience Says These 5 Habits Improve Memory and Leadership | Inc.com

Let’s go to the neuroscience: five specific tricks to improve memory and recall things better.

By Bill Murphy Jr., http://www.billmurphyjr.com @BillMurphyJr

Photo: Getty Images

When you forget things, you fall short: What time was that meeting tomorrow? Was it April who said she might want to become a customer in August, or was it August who said to call him next April?

Wait, what was the third thing?

I joke of course, but if there’s one thing many business leaders worry about — especially as they grow a bit older — it’s whether their memories have suffered. So, let’s go to the neuroscience: five specific tricks to improve memory and recall things better.

1. Walk backward. Let’s start with my favorite on the list, because the neuroscientists who came up with it can’t even explain why it works. Researchers from the University of Roehampton in London divided their subjects into three groups. In Group 1, participants were asked to watch a short movie, or memorize words, or study a set of pictures while walking forward. In Group 2, participants completed the same tasks while walking backward. In Group 3, participants acted as a control group, doing the same tasks but standing still.

Source: Keep Forgetting Things? Neuroscience Says These 5 Habits Improve Memory and Leadership | Inc.com

Books & Reading, Current Affairs, Science & Health

The Shifting Unreliability of Memory: A Reading List ‹ Literary Hub

Jo Harkin Recommends Anne Tyler, Meredith Westgate, and More

By Jo Harkin, March 2, 2022

From article…

Writers are preoccupied with memory. They have to be: a story is, at its most fundamental level, a sequence of memories. You can’t have a plot without memory. Endings need a middle. A middle has to have a beginning. Effect follows cause. Consequences follow actions.

Even if a story has a disordered timeline, the fun is in how our brains put it right. We read on, waiting patiently to find out the explanation, what the nasty thing was that was seen in the woodshed, and how that led to what came after.

We humans also tend to see ourselves in terms of story. We look back through our memories to make sense of our personalities. For example, we might tell ourselves, “I’m hard working because my mother abandoned me.” Or maybe, “I steal things because my mother abandoned me.”

But what happens if there’s a gap in the story? Say you pick up a book and it turns out that an error at the printers has erased a paragraph. Or a whole chapter.

You’d worry—correctly—that the whole thing may no longer make sense. And when it comes to us humans—well, we don’t actually know if the self is really built on memory and story. But we like to believe it. So what happens to that belief—to us?—when there’s a part of the story missing?

Source: The Shifting Unreliability of Memory: A Reading List ‹ Literary Hub