Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting
Lisa Genova
Top 10 Best Quotes
“Surely there must be something we can do to combat aging’s normal but corrosive affects on memory performance. These declines in memory creation, retrieval, and processing speed aren’t all inevitable, are they? You’re not gonna like this, but appears the answer is ultimately yes. If you eat a daily diet of doughnuts, only go for a run if someone is chasing you, regularly sacrifice sleep by binge watching entire seasons of the latest show on Netflix until 3 AM, and are chronically stressed, you’ll most definitely accelerate the ageing of your memory.”
“Our brains don’t remember everything, but maybe what they remember is enough.”
“Our brains don't remember everything, but maybe what they remember is enough. And yet even when the meaningful is forgotten, memory doesn't define what it means to be human.”
“… fretting about forgetting can be a self-fulfilling prophecy. So, let’s all take a collective deep breath. The next time you struggle with the name of that famous surfer or forget to buy milk at the store, you can remember that these are examples of normal forgetting and, hopefully, you can relax. Forgetting happens. If you stress about it, it will happen even more.”
“we often forget not because it’s efficient for our brains to do so but because we haven’t supplied our brains with the kinds of input needed to support memory creation and retrieval.”
“You don't need memory to love or feel loved.”
“We frequently invent new information, often inaccurate, to fill in gaps in our memories so that the narrative feels more complete or pleasing.”
“People will often tell me that they have a terrible memory. Hearing that kind of attitude, I believe them. Older adults shown a list of negative words about aging, such as: decrepit, senile, handicapped, feeble. perform worse on memory and physical tests than do same-age subjects shown a list of positive words about aging, such as: wise, elder, vibrant, experienced. Like people, your memory will function better if it has high self-esteem. Speak nicely to and of your memory, and it will remember more and forget less.”
“Forgetting happens. If you stress about it, it'll happen even more.”
“The parts of your brain that are now activated include the same neurons in your visual cortex that would be activated if you were actually looking”
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Book Keywords:
alzeimers, stress, forgetfulness, love, memory-loss, science, memory, remembering
