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Improving Your Memory

Harvard Medical School via Harvard Health Online Learning

Overview

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This online course demystifies your brain's inner workings while providing strategies to boost your memory. You’ll find out the types of information it’s normal to forget—and learn about red-flag symptoms that may merit a doctor visit. You’ll also learn dozens of techniques that help you overcome common memory lapses. NOTE: This course has been updated. If you purchased the original edition, you can still access and use that version of the course. In order to access the update, you can purchase the new version at www.harvardhealthonlinelearning.com/catalog.

Syllabus

GETTING STARTED

  • What You'll Learn
  • Memory Primer

YOUR MEMORY EXPLAINED

  • Introduction
  • Types of Memories
  • How We Remember (and Forget)
  • How Memory Changes with Age
  • Quiz

TOOLS TO ENHANCE YOUR MEMORY

  • Methods for Memory Improvement
  • Techniques for Boosting Your Memory
  • Easy Strategies
  • Professional Memory Training
  • Quiz

7 STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING YOUR MEMORY

  • Building Stronger Recall
  • #1. Exercise Both Body and Brain
  • #2. Manage Your Diet and Weight
  • #3. Sleep Well
  • #4. Be Socially Active
  • #5. Manage Stress and Treat Depression
  • #6. Limit Alcohol—and Don't Smoke
  • #7. Manage Medical Conditions
  • Bonus: Protect Your Brain from Injury and Toxins
  • Quiz

POINTS TO REMEMBER

  • Course Review and Wrap

Taught by

Mallika Marshall, MD, Seth Alan Gale, MD, and Kirk R. Daffner, MD

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