Where did I leave my glasses? [large print] : the what, when, and why of normal memory loss / Martha Weinman Lear.
Interweaving new findings from brain-scan studies with anecdotes, author Martha Lear explores the upside of memory loss, the differences between his and her memories, why we are actually wired to forget, and what the future holds for memory enhancement.
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- ISBN: 9781410405364
- ISBN: 1410405362
- Physical Description: 355 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
- Edition: Large print edition.
- Publisher: Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, 2008.
Content descriptions
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Introduction: But First (and Before I Forget) 15 -- Chapter 1 Say Hello to Whatsisname: The Name Problem 25 -- Chapter 2 Multitasking, Anyone? The Attention Problem 44 -- Chapter 3 Lose Some, Win Some: The Upside of Forgetting 61 -- Chapter 4 He Remembers, She Remembers: Gender and Memory 75 -- Chapter 5 I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can: Exercise and Memory 91 -- Chapter 6 A Meditation on the Elephant: The Things We Never Forget 106 -- Chapter 7 It's Not Ketchup: The 57 Varieties of Memory 124 -- Chapter 8 Amnesia, Hollywood Style: Forget It 138 -- Chapter 9 Telling It Like It Isn't: Memory and Its Deceptions 154 -- Chapter 10 Ouch! That Hurts to Remember 175 -- Chapter 11 Med Student Syndrome: This Must Be Alzheimer's 186 -- Chapter 12 So When Isn't It Normal? or, Who Hid My Keys? 205 -- Chapter 13 You Say Brain Food, I Say Spinach: Diet and Memory 232 -- Chapter 14 It's All in the Computer. Isn't It? 255 -- Chapter 15 Flashbulb Memories: Where Were You When...? 280 -- Chapter 16 Big Picture: Why Did This Happen (to Me), Mr. Darwin? 301 -- Chapter 17 Beyond the Botox Generation: Memory and Tomorrow 323.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Gunn Memorial Public Library | LP 155.67 LEA (Text) | 34621704465593 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
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| 505 | 0 | 0. | ‡tIntroduction: But First (and Before I Forget) ‡g15 -- ‡gChapter 1 ‡tSay Hello to Whatsisname: The Name Problem ‡g25 -- ‡gChapter 2 ‡tMultitasking, Anyone? The Attention Problem ‡g44 -- ‡gChapter 3 ‡tLose Some, Win Some: The Upside of Forgetting ‡g61 -- ‡gChapter 4 ‡tHe Remembers, She Remembers: Gender and Memory ‡g75 -- ‡gChapter 5 ‡tI'm Dancing as Fast as I Can: Exercise and Memory ‡g91 -- ‡gChapter 6 ‡tA Meditation on the Elephant: The Things We Never Forget ‡g106 -- ‡gChapter 7 ‡tIt's Not Ketchup: The 57 Varieties of Memory ‡g124 -- ‡gChapter 8 ‡tAmnesia, Hollywood Style: Forget It ‡g138 -- ‡gChapter 9 ‡tTelling It Like It Isn't: Memory and Its Deceptions ‡g154 -- ‡gChapter 10 ‡tOuch! That Hurts to Remember ‡g175 -- ‡gChapter 11 ‡tMed Student Syndrome: This Must Be Alzheimer's ‡g186 -- ‡gChapter 12 ‡tSo When Isn't It Normal? or, Who Hid My Keys? ‡g205 -- ‡gChapter 13 ‡tYou Say Brain Food, I Say Spinach: Diet and Memory ‡g232 -- ‡gChapter 14 ‡tIt's All in the Computer. Isn't It? ‡g255 -- ‡gChapter 15 ‡tFlashbulb Memories: Where Were You When...? ‡g280 -- ‡gChapter 16 ‡tBig Picture: Why Did This Happen (to Me), Mr. Darwin? ‡g301 -- ‡gChapter 17 ‡tBeyond the Botox Generation: Memory and Tomorrow ‡g323. |
| 520 | . | ‡aInterweaving new findings from brain-scan studies with anecdotes, author Martha Lear explores the upside of memory loss, the differences between his and her memories, why we are actually wired to forget, and what the future holds for memory enhancement. | |
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