Past evidence suggests our memory declines with age, and with that, many media advertisements tout various supplements and exercises promising to improve memory. Unfortunately, most of these products have minimal impact on real memory performance. The effectiveness (or ineffectiveness) of memory improvement products is due, in part, to a lack of empirical evidence. However, there is good news: new scientific research is providing real data that shows that our memory stays intact much longer than we believed. In addition, there is empirical evidence for various memory-enhancing activities. This one-time lecture will include a discussion of past and current research that provides a foundation for maintaining our memory as we age. We will also discuss evidence-based research demonstrating activities that can aid memory. The audience will have opportunities to experience popular memory tasks. This program is being presented as a seminar with limited enrollment to foster discussion.

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