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The Complete Guide to Memory

The Science of Strengthening Your Mind

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The Complete Guide to Memory

By: Richard Restak
Narrated by: Jason Culp
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A RENOWNED BRAIN EXPERT SHARES THE SIMPLE TRICKS THAT WILL FUTURE-PROOF YOUR MEMORY

Memory gets worse with age - right? A fact of life. But what if we told you that wasn't necessarily true? That memory decline isn't inevitable.

In The Complete Guide to Memory, renowned neurologist and bestselling author Dr Richard Restak distils the wisdom of an entire career into a one-stop guide to the science of memory. Drawing on cutting-edge neuroscience, case studies, famous anecdotes and more, he offers tips and tricks for anyone who wants to strengthen their memory, protect themselves from diseases like Alzheimer's and think smarter.

Learn how to boost your memory through techniques like:

-Mind mapping and making lists
-Reading more novels than non-fiction
-'Chunking' several pieces of information together to make them easier to remember
-Choosing manual methods over technological solutions like phones and GPS

Packed full of information for anyone curious about the power of their memory, this is the only guide you need to train your memory and make it stronger.

© Richard Restak 2023 (P) Penguin Audio 2023

 Alzheimer's & Dementia Memory Improvement Neuroscience & Neuropsychology Personal Development Physical Illness & Disease Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Dementia Alzheimer's Disease Inspiring Human Brain

Critic reviews

[A] comprehensive compendium of everything we know about memory and how we might improve it.
Our memory defines both who we are and who we think we are. Memory makes us human and explains why one of our greatest fears is the cruel loss of memory associated with dementia and Alzheimer's disease. In this wonderfully lucid and erudite book Richard Restak explains the varied nature of memory, how we can enhance our memory, why memory fails, and the action of aids, that may or may not, enhance our memory. I recommend this book as an essential read for anybody interested in knowing what it is to be human.
Thought provoking .... Tips its hat at some very big ideas
Drawing on relevant scientific findings, as well as practical wisdom dating back to ancient times, Richard Restak has written a fine and comprehensive book about human memory. Whether you are a cognitive scientist, an interested student, a worried elder, or simply a curious reader, you are likely to marvel at and possibly enhance your mnemonic skills.
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More focused on memorising lists of numbers than improving day to day memory. I wanted to improve remembering what people tell me about themselves and their plans, this is very lightly covered but it does give some tips.

therefore for me it is not really a "complete guide to memory" as I think most people want to improve this day to day memory, rather than memorising long lists of numbers etc.

This became a book I had to push through to finish. Has some quite stodgy parts.

It is a topic I find very interesting but can't say this book inspired me or added much more to my existing (recreational) knowledge.

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Rather disappointed on 2 fronts.

I had hoped for this to be a guide to memory improvement but it was really just a guide to memory.

To be fair, if I’d read and understood the title, perhaps I wouldn’t have been disappointed but, shame on me, I expected more.

There were, indeed, one or two helpful tips on helping to improve memory, but these were not easy to follow in an audio book. At one point, you are asked about memorising a very long sequence of numbers - almost impossible without seeing them written down. There should have been a downloadable worksheet or similar. There are also references to earlier parts of the book: how do you work going back with an audio book?

Definitely the wrong book for me.

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