Memory / Remembering and Forgetting In Everyday Life / * If I forget, is something wrong with my brain? / * Do I really lose 10,000 brain cells daily? / * Does me memory get worse as I grow older? / * Can I improve my memory? / * If I can't remember, do I have Alzheimer's? (SIGNED)

Gordon, Barry, M.D., Ph.D. / Foreword by David Mahoney, Chairman of the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives

ISBN 10: 1571010734 / ISBN 13: 9781571010735

Published by Mastermedia Limited, New York, 1995

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Number line complete 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 -- the first trade paperback printing. As-new trade paperback, dated 12/3/99 and inscribed "Thanks for a very nice interview" in blue marker to top of the half-title page, almost certainly by the author, though signed only with a single initial. Author was a behavioral neurologist at Johns Hopkins, specializing in memory and language disorders. 295 pp. followed by 3 pp. publisher's catalog. Reduced from $22.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Memory / Remembering and Forgetting In Everyday Life / * If I forget, is something wrong with my brain? / * Do I really lose 10,000 brain cells daily? / * Does me memory get worse as I grow older? / * Can I improve my memory? / * If I can't remember, do I have Alzheimer's? (SIGNED)
• Publisher: Mastermedia Limited, New York
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1571010734
• ISBN 13: 9781571010735
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Psychology
  • Health & Medicine

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Synopsis

An informative and entertaining explanation of memory, and how and why people remember or forget. This book combines the latest neuological findings about how the brain works along with fascinating stories of individuals who have experienced significant, and sometimes bizarre, memory problems.

About the Author

Dr. Barry Gordon is the founder of the Memory Clinic and the Cognitive Neurology /Neuropsychology group of the Neurology Department at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, where he is also a Founding Member of the Mind/Brain Institute. A world-renowed expert and specialist in the field, he has talked about memory on The Oprah Winfrey Show, the PBS series, "The Brain," NPR's "Fresh Air," Maryland Public Television's, "Improving Your Memory with Dr. Barry Gordon," the Today Show, Good Morning America, CNN's Weekend Housecall, NBC's Dateline, CBS's Morning Edition, the Discovery Channel, the Learning Channel and MSNBC On Air. He's frequently quoted in The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine, Newsweek, USA Today, Parade, Reader's Digest, Prevention, Modern Maturity, and US News and World Report.