Why We Forget and How to Remember Better: The Science Behind Memory - Andrew E. Budson, Elizabeth A. Kensinger

Andrew E. Budson, Elizabeth A. Kensinger

Category: Self-help

Narrator: Elise Arsenault

Tags: Self-help, Science

Remember things better by understanding how your memory works., If memory is a simple thing, why does it so often go awry? Why is forgetting so common? How can you be certain about something you rememberand be wrong about it? Why is it so difficult to remember peoples names? How can you study hard for an exam but not be able to recall the material on the test? In Why We Forget, Dr. Andrew Budson and Dr. Elizabeth Kensinger address these questions and more, using their years of experience to guide listeners into better memory., Why We Forget and How to Remember Better shows you how to use these answers to improve your memory. You will learn: how memorys most important function isnt to help you remember details from your past; how memory is actually a collection of different abilities; how you create, store, and retrieve memories of your daily life; ways to control what you remember and what you forget; ways to distinguish between a true and false memory; effective ways to study for an e