Description
Remember things better by understanding how your memory works.If memory is a simple thing, why does it so often go awry? Why is forgetting so common? How can you be certain about something you remember--and be wrong about it? Why is it so difficult to remember people's names? How can you study hard for an exam but not be able to recall the material on the test? In Why We Forget, Dr. Andrew Budson and Dr. Elizabeth Kensinger address these questions and more, using their years of experience to guide readers into better memory.Why We Forget and How to Remember Better shows you how to use these answers to improve your memory. In its pages you will learn:· How memory's most important function isn't to help you remember details from your past.· How memory is actually a collection of different abilities.· How you create, store, and retrieve memories of your daily life.· Ways to control what you remember and what you forget.· Ways to distinguish between a true and false memory.· Effective ways to study for an exam.· How to remember people's names, all your passwords, 50 digits of Pi, and anything else you wish.· How memory changes in normal aging, Alzheimer's disease, depression, anxiety, PTSD, ADHD, and other disorders-including COVID brain fog.· How exercise, nutrition, alcohol, cannabis, sleep, mindfulness, and music affect your memory.Why We Forget and How to Remember Better uses the science of memory to empower you with the knowledge you need to remember better, whether you are a college student looking to ace your next exam, a business professional preparing a presentation, or a healthcare worker needing to memorize the 600+ muscles in the human body.
Table of Contents
Foreword, Daniel SchacterPrefacePart 1: All the ways to rememberChapter 1: Memory is not one thingChapter 2: Travel back in timeChapter 3: Keep it in mindChapter 4: Muscle memoryChapter 5: Our store of knowledgeChapter 6: What we remember togetherPart 2: Remembering the days of our livesChapter 7: Do you need to try to remember?Chapter 8: Get it into your memory - and keep it thereChapter 9: Retrieve that memoryChapter 10: Associate informationChapter 11: Control what you forget and rememberChapter 12: Are you sure that's not a false memory?Part 3: When there is too little memory - or too muchChapter 13: Just normal aging - or is it Alzheimer's disease?Chapter 14: What else can go wrong with your memoryChapter 15: When you can't forgetChapter 16: Those who can remember everythingPart 4: How to remember betterChapter 17: Exercise, exercise, exerciseChapter 18: Diet, alcohol, and drugsChapter 19: SleepChapter 20: Do the right thingsChapter 21: Use strategiesChapter 22: Use memory aidsChapter 23: Putting it all togetherAppendix: Twelve tips to remember betterAcknowledgmentsReferencesAbout the AuthorsIndex
