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How memory works--and how to make it work for you / Robert Madigan.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : The Guilford Press, [2015]Description: x, 278 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1462520375 (paperback)
  • 1462520383 (hardcover)
  • 9781462520374 (paperback)
  • 9781462520381 (hardcover)
Subject(s):
Contents:
Introduction : The art and science of memory -- Four ways of remembering -- Working memory : it's short-term memory and more -- Attention : "the secret of good memory" -- How dragons make strong memories -- How we recall memories -- Paths to better memory -- Remembering names -- Remembering to remember -- Remembering facts -- Remembering numbers -- Remembering skills -- Remembering life -- The PARIS mnemonics -- The memory palace -- Mindsets and memory.
Summary: "Do you wish you could remember the names of people you just met? What if birthdays, anniversaries, and online passwords rarely slipped your mind? Robert Madigan is an expert in the "memory arts"--practical, proven methods for improving the ability to retain and use information. Like taking the stairs instead of the elevator, it's important to exercise memory in simple ways every day. Dr. Madigan explains the science of how memory works and presents innovative mnemonic devices and visualization techniques that will help everyone--from students to seniors--sharpen their mental skills; avoid embarrassing lapses; and remember faces, appointments, facts, numbers, lists, and much more"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 153.14 M182 Available 33111008044725
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Do you wish you could recall the names of people you just met? What if birthdays, important errands, and online passwords rarely slipped your mind? Psychologist Robert Madigan is an expert in the "memory arts"--practical, proven methods for improving the ability to retain and use information. Like taking the stairs instead of the elevator, it's important to exercise memory in simple ways every day. That's where this science-based guide can help. Dr. Madigan explains how memory works and presents innovative mnemonic devices and visualization techniques that will help you sharpen your mental skills; avoid embarrassing lapses; and remember faces, appointments, facts, numbers, lists, and much more. Reclaim your brain--this book shows how.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-269) and index.

Introduction : The art and science of memory -- Four ways of remembering -- Working memory : it's short-term memory and more -- Attention : "the secret of good memory" -- How dragons make strong memories -- How we recall memories -- Paths to better memory -- Remembering names -- Remembering to remember -- Remembering facts -- Remembering numbers -- Remembering skills -- Remembering life -- The PARIS mnemonics -- The memory palace -- Mindsets and memory.

"Do you wish you could remember the names of people you just met? What if birthdays, anniversaries, and online passwords rarely slipped your mind? Robert Madigan is an expert in the "memory arts"--practical, proven methods for improving the ability to retain and use information. Like taking the stairs instead of the elevator, it's important to exercise memory in simple ways every day. Dr. Madigan explains the science of how memory works and presents innovative mnemonic devices and visualization techniques that will help everyone--from students to seniors--sharpen their mental skills; avoid embarrassing lapses; and remember faces, appointments, facts, numbers, lists, and much more"-- Provided by publisher.

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