The Complete Guide to Memory: The Science of Strengthening Your Mind

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A comprehensive, accessible and practical look at how memory works, what can go wrong, and what steps we can take to avoid memory loss. In this book, renowned neurologist and bestselling author Dr Richard Restak distils the wisdom of an entire career into a one-stop guide to the science of memory. Drawing on scientific history, case studies, famous anecdotes and more, he offers tips and tricks for anyone who wants to strengthen their memory, avoid disease and think smarter. The Complete Guide to Memory shows you- - How memories form - The different kinds of memory - The mind-body connection - How to strengthen your memory through techniques like 'chunking' information together; mind mapping and lists; and even how to recover forgotten information Packed full of information for anyone curious about the power of their memory, this is the only guide you need to train your memory and make it stronger.

Dr Richard Restak is Clinical Professor of Neurology at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and is a past president of the American Neuropsychiatric Association. He has lectured on the brain and behaviour at the Pentagon and NASA, and written more than 20 books on the human brain, two of which have been New York Times bestsellers.

Drawing on relevant scientific findings, as well as practical wisdom dating back to ancient times, Richard Restak has written a fine and comprehensive book about human memory. Whether you are a cognitive scientist, an interested student, a worried elder, or simply a curious reader, you are likely to marvel at and possibly enhance your mnemonic skills. * Howard Gardner, Hobbs Research Professor of Cognition and Education, Harvard University * Our memory defines both who we are and who we think we are. Memory makes us human and explains why one of our greatest fears is the cruel loss of memory associated with dementia and Alzheimer's disease. In this wonderfully lucid and erudite book Richard Restak explains the varied nature of memory, how we can enhance our memory, why memory fails, and the action of aids, that may or may not, enhance our memory. I recommend this book as an essential read for anybody interested in knowing what it is to be human. * Russell Foster, Professor of Circadian Neuroscience, University of Oxford and bestselling author of Life Time *