Improving Memory: Understanding Age-Related Memory Loss – This series of articles presents the full text of a special health report from Harvard Medical School on the brain mechanics of memory, the ways and the degrees to which memory changes with age, advice on how to respond to memory loss, and strategies for preventing memory loss and improving memory. (Pri-Med
Patient Education Center)
You’re Wiser Now – Lead article in a special report on normal and abnormal brain aging that includes pieces on Alzheimer’s, conditions that mimic dementia, and strategies for maintaining a sharp mind. (AARP) Also see AARP’s Staying Sharp series, which has sections on memory loss and on lifelong learning, a good defense against mental impairment.
Mild Cognitive Impairment – Excellent description of this condition, how it differs from dementia, and how it can be diagnosed and handled. (University of California, San Francisco, Medical Center)
Young in Mind – Article discusses retention of mental sharpness and profiles several seniors who have kept their minds in good trim. See last page for helpful lifestyle tips. If your computer has the appropriate connections and software, you can listen to a lecture by top researcher Dr. Arthur Shimamura on “Memory, Aging, and the Brain.” (The Exploratorium, San Francisco)
The Mystery of Memory – Excellent explanations of how memory works, what’s happening when it doesn’t, and how to maintain healthy memory. (University of Miami)
Melinda Smith, M.A., and Ellen Jaffe–Gill, M.A., contributed to this article.
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