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The i Essential/i Handbook of Memory Disorders for Clinicians

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This concise version of the Handbook of Memory Disorders is a selection of chapters from the original volume that have been chosen with the busy practitioner in mind.  The Essential Handbook provides individual clinicians and students with those parts the editors consider most relevant and useful on a day-to-day basis, as a portable adjunct to the more comprehensive Handbook.

 (Handbook of Memory Disorders - 047 149819X) 

Broccoli for the Brain

Michel Noir

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Feed your brain--now!

You have one minute to memorize the six words below:
FRIEND
CARAMEL
PINE
ALPHABET
FRIGHT
FOLLY

Now hide the words and answer these three questions:

1. How many words started with the letter “F”? What were they?
2. How many trees were listed? What were they?
3. What was the longest word on the list? *answers below

Indulge yourself in this buffet of brainteasers that will build your attention skills, enhance your memory, and sharpen your concentration. Inside Broccoli for the Brain you will find seventy-five mind-bending puzzles scientifically proven to develop the skills of concentration, attention, and focus. You also get the added benefit of keeping your brain healthy and strong for years to come.

* Three words started with “F”: friend, fright, folly.
There was one tree name: pine.
The longest word in the list is: alphabet.

The Remembering Self: Construction and Accuracy in the Self-Narrative (Emory Symposia in Cognition)

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The contributors to this book bring a surprisingly wide range of intellectual disciplines to bear on the discussion of self-narrative and the self. Using the ecological/cognitive approach, The Remembering Self relates ideas from the experimental, developmental, and clinical study of memory to insights from postmodernism and literature. Although autobiographical remembering is an essential way of giving meaning to our lives, the memories we construct are never fully consistent and often simply wrong. In the first chapter, the authors consider the so-called false memory syndrome in this context; other contributors discuss the effects of amnesia, the development of remembering in childhood, the social construction of memory and its alleged self- servingness, and the contrast between literary and psychological models of the self.

Brilliant Mind, A: Proven Ways to Increase Your Brainpower

Frank B., Minirth

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I recommend "A Brilliant Mind" 4 out of 5 stars.
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Just as our bodies need physical exercise to stay in top form, our brains must be exercised as well. "A Brilliant Mind" is a worthwhile book to purchase or borrow from the library. Read it daily to keep the mind focused; challenge yourself to learn a new & different way of doing something you already do. We do so many things by rote- mix it up to help your brain stretch. Try a recitation. Do a puzzle. For Baby Boomers out there, learn poetry, expand on something you learned in school. I keep this in my car & find plenty of downtime to use the book. I recommend.

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Most people use less than 5 percent of their overall brain potential. A Brilliant Mind helps readers tap into the other 95 percent through the mental exercise of vocabulary building and memorization. With the exercises in this book, readers can improve test scores, increase IQ, memorize more information, communicate more effectively, and excel in work and interactions with other people. Developed from Dr. Minirth's vast experience as a psychiatrist, A Brilliant Mind contains dozens of word lists to memorize, a process that will not only increase vocabulary but also change and grow the brain itself. The book also reveals eight time-proven memory techniques, encourages Scripture memorization, and offers insights into language that will open new doors for any reader. A Brilliant Mind will be especially helpful to baby boomers looking for mental exercises to sharpen their minds and improve their memories.

Improve Your Memory

Ron Fry

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great author 5 out of 5 stars.
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I am 37 year old non traditional student going back to finish a masters degree and continue with law school. Fry's books have been helpful. I have especially appreciated his remarks about adult ADD, as I have had ADDsince 4th grade, but have been untreated until recently. I am glad that distinguished authors like Mr Fry state their positions about the condition and the use in as objective terms as possible, even if they are in disagreement with this "controversial" phenomenon. This is professional authorship. I would be remiss in telling Mr Fry how to improve upon his writing. I appreciate that physicians and psychiatrists who have helped me find my way through this maze of confusion are extended the same professional courtesy. To criticize a physician for his/her skills in medicine if one is not a doctor, or to ascertain that conditions like ADD dont exist just because a person doesnt "have it" themselves is contempt prior to investigation. Thank you

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Provides the reader with the essential principles of memory to help them increase their ability to retain what they read, perform better on tests, or just remember where you they last put their car keys. For high school students, college students, and anyone seeking to improve his or her memory power. This revised and updated edition helps the reader understand the different kinds of memory and presents the latest techniques and the proven formulas that can boost their memory power.

Memory: The Key to Consciousness (Science Essentials)

Richard F. Thompson and Stephen A. Madigan.

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Excellent book by important neuroscientist 5 out of 5 stars.
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This is a fine book on recent research in memory by a noted neuroscientist and researcher. Since I am familiar with Thompson's work on learning and memory, and one of my own doctoral professors worked under Thompson, whose name was Dave Lavond, who is a fine neuroscientist himself (and a great person as well who I was lucky to have as my professor), I thought I'd post a comment here about it.

As with many other areas of brain research, work on memory has expanded and accelerated in recent years, benefitting from new approaches such as sensitive MRI scans and other ways of getting more detailed information about the brain. Thompson's book presents many facets of these recent findings in a readable and enjoyable way. The field certainly has progressed since I was studying it as a graduate student over 20 years ago, and I learned a lot from this book.

BTW, just as sort of a blast from the past, I thought I'd post something on that here, in the form of a brief summary on what was known about memory back when I was in my Ph.D. program. This will show you how much further the field has gone since I studied it. But it is nevertheless a good point at which to start. Here is what I knew from my own studies as of the early 1980s:

There are many different types of memory. Highly developed language, which is so important for humans, and is perhaps the one thing that distinquishes us from the other great apes, has its own specific set of memory mechanisms, which I'll discuss shortly. However, not all memory is verbal, in fact, probably most isn't since there are many different types of memory. Spatial memory, which is also extremely important for creatures as visual as humans, is mediated by a number of brain centers, from the occipital visuo-cortical areas to the spatial areas of the right hemisphere to the hippocampus, a limbic system structure, and also the mammilary bodies in the posterior hypothalamic area.

Bilateral damage to the mammilary bodies can cause complete anterograde amnesia, or the inability to remember new information (as opposed to retrograde amnesia, made famous by various movies, in which the victim may not even remember who they are or where they came from). Damage to the dorsomedial thalamic nucleus, and also medial temporal lobe damage, including the hippocampus, the amygdala, and the connections to the surrounding entorhinal and temporal cortex, also cause various amnesias.

Causes of amnesias or serious memory loss include:

1. Korsakoff's syndrome (alcoholic damage, including "wet brain")

2. Head injuries

3. Hysterical amnesia

4. Dementia

5. Transient global amnesia

6. Encephalitis

7. Recurring epilepto-tetanoidal or tonoclonic seizures

8. Electroconvulsive shock therapy (ECT)

9. Temporal lobe removals

10. Alcoholic blackout

11. Stroke and bilateral stroke damage

12. Severe sleep deprivation

13. Benign and malignant brain tumors

14. Hydrostatic pressure clonuses

(As you can see, the list of things that affect memory is quite broad. In fact, memory is a very sensitive and delicate brain function and almost anything can affect it. It can be shown that there is a slight affect on memory from almost anything you do :-)).

Auditory and musical memory occurs in the auditory cortex and parts of the parietal cortex, memory for taste and smell in the frontal lobes and possibly the cingulate gyrus of the limbic system, with which the frontal lobes are connected. Fine motor movements are controlled by the pyramidal cortex in conjunction with a number of other brain centers, including the cerebellum and the basal ganglia or telencephalic nuclei.

Verbal memory occurs in several areas of the temporal lobes, and motor control for speech lies along the lateral fissure of Sylvius. Damage to the arcuate fasciculus, a major fiber bundle in the cerebral cortex, can cause very specific memory deficits including the inability to remember the names of objects, and the definitions of nouns in general. Very specialized multi-modality sensory neurons and circuits are located on the occipital-parietal cortical border.

Antonio R. Damasio has reported on an extremely bizarre case of memory loss related to sensory agnosia, or loss of perception. One patient had apparently lost the functioning of the part of his brain that stored the awareness of one entire side of the patient's body, to the point where the patient had no awareness or perception of that half at all, and even denied that he even had a problem with it. Hence, Damasio's research (reported in his book, Descartes's Error), shows that we even have a somatosensory representation of the entire map of the body and that it can be destroyed by a focal stroke. (Note, this is a more recent finding from only about 10 years ago).

And finally, limbic system specialist Robert Isaacson has shown that several parts of the limbic system are important in the forgetting and inhibition of memories, but only in a very specific and subtle way, known as the selective inhibition of retroactive interference, a very specialized and complex memory function that relates to the temporal order of memories.

Well, I apologize for my nerdy, "blast from the past" post, but if you know that much you'll have a basic understanding of the functional neuroanatomy of memory as of when I was last studying it, before the current explosion of knowledge occurred. Then if you read this book you can get up to date on the more recent research.

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Memory is perhaps the most extraordinary phenomenon in the natural world. Every person's brain holds literally millions of bits of information in long-term storage. This vast memory store includes our extensive vocabulary and knowledge of language; the tremendous and unique variety of facts we?ve amassed; all the skills we?ve learned, from walking and talking to musical and athletic performance; many of the emotions we feel; and the continuous sensations, feelings and understandings of the world we term ?consciousness.? And we routinely access this tremendous volume of data in the blink of an eye. Without memory, there can be no mind as we understand it.

Age-Proof Your Mind: Detect, Delay, and Prevent Memory Loss--Before It's Too Late

Zaldy S. Tan

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Age-proofing your mind is irresistible! 4 out of 5 stars.
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One night I spent a good hour frantically searching for my cell phone, which I thought I had misplaced. Eventually, I reached into my jacket pocket out of habit and guess what I found? My cell phone of course! Complete memory lapses had been happening to me a lot - more than I could attribute to just being tired - and this is what ultimately inspired me to purchase this book. After I recently "misplaced" my cell phone, a book offering to "age-proof" my mind was too much to resist.

I was honestly convinced that my memory was becoming like a sieve. But, reading Tan's book I learned that memory loss is reversible and avoidable. I took the evaluation for mental fitness, got tips on healthy aging, suggestions for brain exercises and even facts on the connection between diet and memory.

All in all, I found this book to be very thorough and helpful for those who think their memory is slipping. After reading this book, I discovered that online services like Agogus.com help improve memory, as they focus on enhancing mental fitness. Agogus is particularly fun, with great topics to read; I'm actually having more fun socially too. And - I haven't lost my cell phone lately, so it must be working!

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Millions worldwide suffer from Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia and othe degenerative brain disorders. Although these are widely considered unprecentable, Dr. Zaldy S. Tan has developed a revolutionary plan that can slow down or prevent memory loss. Breakthrough research has identified the red flag behind early brain degeneration and Alzheimer's known as Mild Cognitive Impairment phase (MCI). AGE-PROOF YOUR MIND offers a revolutionary test to help readers identify memory problems and features a newly-developed 60- minute brain workout that proactively targets and strengthens specific areas of mental weakness to help prevent further deterioration of the brain. The book also reveals cutting-edge research on specific diet and lifestyle changes readers can make to achieve optimal mental health.

The Moral Demands of Memory

Jeffrey Blustein

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There is considerable contemporary interest in memory, both within the academy and in the public sphere. Little has been written by moral philosophers on the subject, however. In this timely book, Jeffrey Blustein explores the moral aspects and implications of memory, both personal and collective. He provides a systematic and philosophically rigorous account of a morality of memory, focusing on the value of memory, its relationship to identity, and the responsibilities associated with memory.

Human Memory: Theory and Practice

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A highly readable book 5 out of 5 stars.
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This book presents a highly readable summary of cognitive psychology as related to memory. Covering the evolution of theories of distinct types of memory, the interconnectedness of learning, knowledge and memory, as well as related topics, the connectionist approach to memory, the phenomenon of amnesia and other memory-problems, Baddeley manages to convey a feeling for historical and recent scientific research on the entire subject. Excellent references too :-

A RESEARCH GEM! 5 out of 5 stars.
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Baddeley demonstrates an impressive knowledge of memory research, and he communicates this knowledge using a very readable writing-style. This is an excellent book for anyone seeking a solid overview of this area.

You Are What You Remember: A Pathbreaking Guide to Understanding and Interpreting Your Childhood Memories

Patrick Estrade

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Tell me what you remember and I’ll tell tell you who you are.” With this challenge, psychologist/psychotherapist Patrick Estrade introduces his groundbreaking method to analyze and interpret childhood memories. Such memories are widely recognized as keys that unlock our internal world, direct our actions, and determine the choices we make. But unlike dreams, memories are often neglected because we have no clearly established system for interpreting them. You Are What You Remember delineates Estrade’s techniques for bringing our memories to consciousness and understanding how they inform our existence-all to the end of developing a fuller, more satisfying life and relationships.