Improving Your Memory
- Harvard Health Online Course
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This online course from Harvard Health Publishing helps demystify the way your brain works and gives you strategies to boost your memory.
- Online; Self-Paced
$29.95
Certificate
Two Weeks, 2-6 Hours/Week
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Overview
This intriguing online course helps demystify the way your brain works. You’ll find pictures and explanations that detail each region of the brain and the types of memories it stores. You’ll see why your brain is constantly “forgetting” some information to make room for new data. You’ll learn why our processing speeds naturally slow as we age and tips for making recall easier. You’ll find out the types of information it’s normal to forget — and learn about red-flag symptoms that may merit seeing your doctor.
And of course you’ll learn dozens of proven strategies that help you overcome common memory lapses and improve your memory. Keep your mind and memory in top shape.
Learning Objectives
- Find out the types of information it’s normal to forget and learn about red-flag symptoms that may merit seeing your doctor
- 7 specific strategies to improve your memory
- Learn dozens of proven strategies that help you overcome common memory lapses
- The difference between short-term and long-term memory
