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Where Did I Leave My Glasses?
Martha Lear
The What, When, and Why of Normal Memory Loss
Wellness Central
February 2008
On Sale: February 1, 2008
272 pages ISBN: 0446580597 EAN: 9780446580595 Hardcover
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Non-Fiction
So your memory's not what it used to be?You forget people's
names, or what you were just about to say, or why you went
into the kitchen.Often you forget where you left your keys
(your wallet, your glasses, your list of Things to Do
Tomorrow).And you worry.You wonder: Could this mean I am
losing it? Join the crowd, friend.there are seventy-eight
million baby boomers in the country, and memory loss is the
number one concern of the boomer generation.The "Worried
Well," specialists call them.They worry because they do not
know that most memory lapses that begin in middle age are
universal and normal.Award-winning journalist Martha Lear,
who gave voice to widespread frustration with medical care
in her New York Times bestselling memoir Heartsounds, now
explores this kind of forgetfulness--why it happens, and
when, and what can be done about it.She interviews
distinguished neuroscientists, psychologists, and
evolutionary biologists, as well as friends and strangers
about their own memory lapses.Interweaving dramatic new
findings from brain-scanstudies with often-hilarious
anecdotes, Lear covers topics as fresh and provocative as
the upside of memory loss, the differences between His and
Her memories, why we are actually wired to forget, and what
the future holds for memory enhancement (you can't imagine
what's in store).You'll learn things you never knew before
about why your memory behaves in such maddening ways.You'll
find comfort and reassurance.And you'll probably find
yourself on every page.
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