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Foreword | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Introduction | |
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The Aging Brain | |
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Perfect Memory for Life | |
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How Memory Works | |
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Perfect But Slower Memory Skills | |
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Sight, Sounds, and Memory | |
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Teenagers Versus Retirees | |
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Memory Lapses and Laughter | |
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Variation in Memory Performance | |
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There's Hope | |
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Understanding the Aging Brain | |
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Your Brain and Your Behavior | |
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Your Brain at Work | |
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Navigating Through Your Brain | |
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Brain Cells Talking | |
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Brain Potential | |
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Brain Reserve | |
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Aging and Your Brain | |
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A Balancing Act | |
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A Lifetime of Memory | |
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Memory Problems Across Ages | |
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Cognition | |
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Characteristics of Alzheimer's Disease | |
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Aami, Mci, or Alzheimer's | |
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A Journey Inside an Alzheimer's Brain | |
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The Discovery of Plaques and Tangles | |
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Alzheimer's Disease and Strokes | |
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Piece of a Puzzle | |
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If It's not Alzheimer's Disease, What is it | |
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Common Causes of Memory Loss | |
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Less Obvious Causes of Memory Loss | |
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Looking for Answers | |
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The Memory Protection Plan | |
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Protect Your Brain Against Memory Loss and Alzheimer's Disease | |
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Risk Factors | |
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Memory Protection Plan: 10 Steps to Better Memory in Your Seventies | |
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Taking the First Steps | |
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New Medications for Alzheimer's Prevention and Treatment | |
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Preventing Alzheimer's with Vitamins, Drugs, Herbs, and Hormones | |
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Drugs for Treating Alzheimer's Disease | |
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Future Treatment of Alzheimer's | |
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On the Horizon | |
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Diagnosing Alzheimer's Disease | |
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Who Should do an Evaluation | |
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Memory Lapses or Alzheimer's Disease | |
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Specific Steps in Making a Diagnosis | |
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Who Makes the Final Diagnosis | |
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Neuropsychological Tests | |
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Why There's no Definitive Test | |
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Heredity and Alzheimer's | |
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Late Onset Alzheimer's | |
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Early Onset Familial Alzheimer's | |
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The Heredity Link to Alzheimer's | |
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Alzheimer's Disease and Women | |
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Alzheimer's and African Americans | |
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How Common is Alzheimer's Disease in North America | |
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Afterword: Exciting and Engaging Your Memory | |
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Exercises to Help you Remember | |
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Resources | |
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Clinical Trials | |
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Alzheimer's Disease Centers | |
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Endnotes | |
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Index | |