1. NEUROBICS by Masterpiece Living™ 6-Week Memory Enhancement Course

2. Stages of Memory Unit One

3. Objectives Exploring aging and memory beliefs. Identifying the three stages of memory. Explaining why it may be difficult to register information. Providing ways to exercise your mind.

4. Easy to remember Easy to forget Remembering & Forgetting

5. “Aging equals memory loss and there is nothing one can do about it.” OR “Aging includes some changes in memory and with extra effort one can enhance their memory.” What Do You Believe?

6. Brain Myth #1 You Can’t Change Your Brain

7. Plasticity and the Changing Brain Neuroplasticity: is the changing of neurons and the organization of their networks and so they function by experience. Neurogenesis: Nerve growth and development.

8. 3 Stages in Remembering: - Registering - Retaining - Retrieving Basic Principals of How Memory Works

9. Registering Attitude Interest Attention Organization

10. Attitude Desire & Self-confidence

11. Interest How Important is it?

12. Attention Concentration & The 5 Senses

13. Organization Association and Familiarity

14. Reasons Information May be Difficult to Register 1. Lack of self-confidence in ability to remember 2. Boredom, no intention of paying attention to trivial info 3. Distraction, not paying attention 4. Impaired vision or hearing

15. Reasons Information May be Difficult to Register 5. Difficulty concentrating 6.Difficulty summarizing information into effective clues 7. Difficulty linking new info with what is known

16. Retaining Short-term memory (STM): –Forgotten in ~ 30 seconds unless rehearsed –STM is easily disrupted with limited capacity

17. Retaining Long-term memory (LTM): –Declarative –Procedural

18. Retrieving Recall –Searching for specific info –Reproducing the info Example: What is the Capital of Vermont? __________________

19. Retrieving Recognition –Selecting what you already know from the information presented Example: What is the capital of Vermont? A. Brattleboro B. Montpelier C. Rutland D. Cabot

20. Successful Retrieval Using Recall & Recognition Occurs when: 1. “The information is registered well” 2. “It is stored efficiently” 3. “It is found when you need it”

21. Let’s Recall! 3 “R”s of Remembering Registering RetainingRetrieving Attitude LTM Recall Interest STM Recognition Attention Rehearsal Organization

22. Memory Analogies Conveyor belt Desktop Can you think of one?

23. Neurobics = Exercising Your Mind! How? Learning to play a musical instrument Playing Scrabble® Doing cross word puzzles Making new friends Starting a new hobby Learning a foreign language Volunteering Staying informed about world events Taking Classes

24. 30 Second Game

25. “Brain Work” Learning to play a musical instrument Playing Scrabble® Doing cross word puzzles Making new friends Starting a new hobby Learning a foreign language Volunteering Staying informed about world events Taking Classes