Memory Remembering and Forgetting in Everyday Life

A majority of Americans - 67 percent - claim that they experience memory loss, according to a recent study. Doctors report that one of the most frequently heard complaints from older patients is failing memory. As educated baby boomers grow older reliable information on memory functions & malfunctions will be more in demand than ever. MEMORY explains the difference between a real memory impairment & the normal absent-mindedness that occasionally afflicts us all - especially as we age. It offers simple effective strategies for dealing with age-associated memory loss. How we remember & why we forget is still one of the greatest puzzles of neurology. The New York-based Charles A. Dana Foundation committed $25 million toward a collaborative research effort in top medical centers in the U.S. in a quest to conquer brain disorders. This book is part of the foundation's Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives, a group of 133 leading neuroscientists including five Nobel laureates which is providing fascinating & informative initial research findings. The author, Barry Gordon, M.D., Ph.D., is a behavioral neurologist who specializes in memory & language disorders. He heads the division of Cognitive Neurology at John Hopkins. He has lectured for the Smithsonian Institution, & his work was featured on the PBS series "The Brain". To order call toll-free: 1-800-334-8232.Gordon, Barry is the author of 'Memory Remembering and Forgetting in Everyday Life', published 1995 under ISBN 9781571010315 and ISBN 1571010319.