Practical and Straightforward Memory Strategies
Occasional memory lapses occur in all of us and seem to become more common as we reach middle age and beyond. When we age or when damage occurs to our brains, we generally retain many of our memories from childhood and early adulthood. For example, we can still clearly recall relationships and experiences from our youth. What seems to decline most is the capacity to form new memories. Thus, we might forget the name of someone we have just met, be unable to recall where we have placed an important letter, or have difficulty learning the steps to follow in programming our new DVR or cell phone.
Such experiences can be frustrating, but fortunately there are techniques we can use to overcome many of these memory limitations. Some of these techniques are described in the handouts below.
