Improve Your Memory for a Healthy Brain. Memory Is the Canary in Your Brain's Coal Mine

Get the most out of life as you age. You can improve your memory ability, now and for the future. This book explains that improving your memory can delay and may even prevent age-induced mental decline. Think of memory training as a form of preventive maintenance of your brain.

Authoritative, well researched and documented, this book provides in-depth explanations on topics such as brain aging, relationships of memory with other brain functions, how to reduce absent-mindedness, the diseases of aging, and diet and supplements that do and do not help memory. The author, a neuroscientist and teacher with over 50 years' experience, debunks common memory myths and explains practical application of research-based ideas for improving memory.