Memory Development

After getting a master’s degree in clinical psychology, Dasha Kiper became the live-in caregiver for a Holocaust survivor with Alzheimer’s disease. For a year, she endured the emotional strain of looking after a person whose condition disrupts the rules of time, order, and continuity. Inspired by her own experience and her work counseling caregivers in the subsequent decade, Kiper offers an entirely new way to understand the symbiotic relationship between patients and those tending to them.

What if your best days weren’t left to chance, but something you could control and activate at will? Most of us want to be a little happier, a little more focused, and a lot less stressed. We want simple approaches that are easy to fold into our everyday lives. In Sharp, you’ll discover dozens of evidence-backed strategies to help you unlock your potential and enhance your performance—whether at work, school, home, or in relationships. Cognitive scientist Therese Huston unpacks the latest neuroscience research to deliver a gold mine of techniques to help you feel your sharpest.

In this revolutionary, comprehensive, and accessible guide on how the brain learns, discover how to study more efficiently and effectively, shrug away exam stress, and most of all, enjoy learning.

Having a weak memory could be really frustrating, especially when you cannot remember to do the basic things. Lower grades, not remembering something you were supposed to do, or not remembering what you had prepared for a meeting last night could take a toll on you. The brain works the way we want it to work. With a lot of tips and tricks to enhance the strength of your brain, keeping a few things in mind on the diet front, being a little more alert about your surroundings, and by finding a way map everything on the memory you can make a change in your life.

Encuentra las respuestas a todas las preguntas relacionadas con tus pensamientos, tus emociones, en síntesis: con la forma maravillosa en que funciona tu cerebro. ¿Por qué sientes celos, ansiedad, angustia? ¿Sabías que existen áreas cerebrales de la fidelidad? ¿Sabes qué le sucede a tu cerebro cuando te enamoras? ¿Sabías que algunas neuronas sí pueden regenerarse? Eduardo Calixto, colaborador de Martha Debayle en W Radio y destacado experto en Neurociencias, te explica de manera clara y práctica el funcionamiento de tu cerebro y su papel en tu vida diaria.

Distraction isn't a new problem. We're also not the first to complain about how hard it is to concentrate. Early Christian monks beat us to it. They had given up everything to focus on God, yet they still struggled to keep the demons of distraction at bay. But rather than surrender to the meandering of their minds, they developed powerful strategies to improve their attention and engagement. How to Focus is an inviting collection of their strikingly relatable insights and advice—frank, funny, sympathetic, and psychologically sophisticated.

If you are tired of being stuck in the same negative habits, and old fears and unnecessary limitations are holding you back from getting extraordinary results in your life, neuro linguistic programming may be just what you need to create drastic positive change in your life. This bundle contains 12 manuscripts to learn about NLP to help you master your psychology.

This two-in-one audiobook will teach you some of the most powerful techniques to maximizing your mental capacity so you can be functioning at your best from day to day. Memory Squared will teach you the most powerful techniques to developing a sharp, accurate memory and expand your capacity for information. Focus: Hack Your Productivity for Massive Success will teach you how to relearn how to focus your attention and reevaluate how to use your mental energy both wisely and effectively.

A noted neuroscientist reveals groundbreaking research on how fitness and exercise can combat mental health conditions such as anxiety, dementia, ADHD, and depression, and offers a plan for improving focus, creativity, and sleep.

Small changes work. In this practical book, wellness expert Brett Blumenthal reveals how to hone in on the mind as the foundation of overall health and well-being. She presents one small, achievable change every week - from developing music appreciation to eating brain-boosting foods, practicing mono-tasking, incorporating play, and more. The accumulation of these lifestyle changes ultimately leads to improved memory, less stress, increased productivity, and sustained happiness.

In the past the elders had encyclopaedic memories. They could name all the animals and plants across the landscape and the stars in the sky, too. Yet most of us struggle to memorise more than a short poem. Using traditional Aboriginal Australian songlines as the key, Lynne Kelly has identified the powerful memory technique used by indigenous people around the world.

As we age, our memories become unreliable; we misplace things and forget details. In Ultimate Memory Magic, memory expert Jim Karol shows that these side effects of aging are not inevitable. His memory-boosting system, called Cogmental Intelligence, goes beyond preserving mental acuity and actually enhances memory and mental function through lifestyle changes and mental exercises. Concentration, alertness, and focus can all be strengthened - by anyone, at any age.

Remembering Satan is a lucid, measured, yet absolutely riveting inquest into a case that destroyed a family, engulfed a small town, and captivated an America obsessed by rumors of a satanic underground. It follows the increasingly bizarre accusations and confessions, as well as the claims and counterclaims of police, FBI investigators, and mental-health professionals.

Harnessing the dynamic power of your brain, you will remember what you want, whenever you want. From the moment you begin using the Evelyn Wood Memory Dynamics techniques, you immediately notice an increase in your confidence and a reduction in your frustration level because you remember more!

It all starts with your brain: How you think, how you feel, how you interact with others, and how well you succeed in realizing your goals and dreams. When your brain works right, so do you. When it’s out of balance, you feel frustrated, or worse. Yet amid all the advice that bombards us daily about how to keep the rest of our body strong and healthy, we hear very little about how to keep the most complex and magnificent organ of all - the human brain - in top working order.

Caring for someone with dementia is challenging, especially when it comes time to think about other living arrangements. What do you need to know about dementia, including its different stages? Gerontologist and dementia care consultant Rachael Wonderlin has written a compassionate book to help friends and family members of those living with dementia answer the tough questions. In practical, down-to-earth language, The Caregiver's Guide to Memory Care and Dementia Communities walks the listener through key points about dementia care.

Make learning painless, exciting, habitual, and self-motivating. Absorb info like a human sponge. We’ve never been taught how to learn, and that’s a shame. This book is the key to reversing all the misconceptions you have and making learning fun again.

You don’t have to figure this out on your own. This book includes a step-by-step, 30-day program designed to improve focus, memory, and cognitive endurance—without overhauling your life.

Not long ago, it was thought that the brain you were born with was the brain you would die with, and that the brain cells you had at birth were the most you would ever possess. Your brain was thought to be hardwired to function in predetermined ways. It turns out that's not true. Your brain is not hardwired; it's "softwired" by experience. This book shows you how you can rewire parts of the brain to feel more positive about your life, remain calm during stressful times, and improve your social relationships.

When we set out to accomplish something big, there’s always a guarantee that challenges will arise. The key is to be resilient regarding those challenges and not let them deter us. Even if you are really close to giving up on your dreams, listen to the part of you, however small and quiet its voice, that wants to keep going.