Techniques for keeping the brain healthy

National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavorial Medicine (U.S.) (Added Author).

Summary: Gary Small, author of The Alzheimer's prevention program, talks about aging memory isn't all bad, 4 most common types of memory failure and how to combat them, the impact of anxiety and depression on memory, risk of developing Alzheimer's disease: how much is genetics?, risk factor for Alzheimer's disease outside of genetics and Alzheimer's disease: treatment and prevention.

Record details

Physical Description: videorecording
videodisc
1 DVD-video : sd. col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Mansfield Center, Conn. : National Institute for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine, [2012].

Content descriptions

General Note:	Accompanied by transcript.
Formatted Contents Note:	What we know about memory and Alzheimer's disease -- From sensory to short and long term memory -- The four most common complaints and the skills to improve memory -- The importance of sleep on memory -- The impact of anxiety and depression on memory -- The storage of memory -- How brain clutter impacts memory retrieval -- The Roman Room Method -- How the middle-age brain improves its neural agility -- The risks of developing Alzheimer's Disease -- How genetic risks impact the onset of Alzheimer's -- The protective benefit of exercise -- Beyond the genetics: risk factors for developing Alzheimer's -- Nutrition and the brain -- Alzheimer's in twin studies -- Alzheimer's and changes in the brain.
Participant or Performer Note:	Narrator, Ruth Buczynski, Gary Small.
System Details Note:	DVD-R.