Suggestions For Memory Exercises ?

[Bill[uk]]

does Anybody Know Of An Clinically Approved safe Web Sites that Help With Rehabilitaion Of The Memory ?

Many Have Written About Doing Soduku As Useful I Know,i Struggle To Find Them Interesting Though,

Any Suggestions Appreciated

[Lavandula Canadensis]

Bill,

maybe you already know that tip... although i understand that your question addresses a different thing... i hope this is also useful to someone... :)

i have serious memory flaws with where i put things in my appart. but if i associate them with colors and shapes, example, when i put something away, i try to take the time to look carefully at the color, the shape, and texture of the thing ... same thing with the place where it is being stored, the cabinet, the room... it is then easier for me to find it... since "visual and tactile" memory are predominant, over intellectual one, with me...

[Ted Hutchinson]

May I suggest you look at Dr McCleary's website and consider buying his book (http://www.drmccleary.com/) That has a series of games/tests to improve your memory. He also has a good section on feeding the brain properly and some supplement suggestions that are worth considering.

[ken russell]

The latest in quality research on the etiology of memory loss points to the common features with type two diabetes. New memory creation occurs with the successful uploading of glucose into a brain neuron facilitated by insulin. The inability to create to memory is a failure of the insulin to make this happen: insulin resistance. This has been confirmed by the improved memory function achieved by dosing with increased insulin and diabetes medications.

Omega 3, N-acetyl cystine, L-acetyl carnitine are known to improve cognitive function in people with full blown Alzheimer's. In my humble opinion, Chromium III is the missing link which may substantially enhance the insulin-glucose upload efficiency. Chromium picolinate may improve symptoms but will not improve body stores. Chromium bound with niacin is more bio-available but may take a full year to increase body stores and improve symptoms.

[Lavandula Canadensis]

Bill,

as you mention it, playing sudoku (on paper / on computer / on cell phone), as well as playing tetris and similar games... is really helping... it acts on your brain glucose level, helps feeding and reconnecting brain neurones, an even finding new paths where brain connections have been injured or brain sections have been permanently dammaged... according to a recent study by the Oxford University research group...

i recently discovered Tetris and similar games and i started a personal quest on these games for their therapeutic effects on brain functions & memory (PTSD, TBI, etc...) and thought it would be appropriate to share this with you and the ones interested in this thread :D i thought of eventually starting a thread on Tetris... but this thread may just be the appropriate place for elaborating on it... :cool:

http://www.geek.com/articles/games/tetris-brain-and-retrogaming-20001018/

http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2008/03/24/sleep-tetris-memory-and-the-brain/

http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0004153

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/science/sciencenews/4142908/Playing-the-video-game-Tetris-could-reduce-trauma-claim-Oxford-University.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7813637.stm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetris

Effect of Tetris on the brain
According to intensive research from Dr. Michael Crane and Dr. Richard Haier, et al. prolonged Tetris activity can also lead to more efficient brain activity during play.[32] When first playing Tetris, brain function and activity increases, along with greater cerebral energy consumption, measured by glucose metabolic rate. As Tetris players become more proficient, their brains show a reduced consumption of glucose, indicating more efficient brain activity for this task.[33] The game can also cause a repetitive stress symptom in that the brain will involuntarily picture tetris combinations even when the player is not playing the game (the Tetris effect), although this can occur with any computer game showcasing repeated images or scenarios.

In January 2009, an Oxford University research group headed by Dr Emily Holmes reported in PLoS ONE that for healthy volunteers, playing ‘Tetris’ soon after viewing traumatic material in the laboratory reduced the number of flashbacks to those scenes in the following week. They believe that the computer game may disrupt the memories that are retained of the sights and sounds witnessed at the time, and which are later re-experienced through involuntary, distressing flashbacks of that moment. The group hope to develop this approach further as a potential intervention to reduce the flashbacks experienced in PTSD, but emphasised that these are only preliminary results.[34]

we can find free downloads of sudoku and tetris games (many versions available) from the internet... no virus, no tracking cookies, no tracking sales representatives... :D one can play 'online' on many games sites, but they're full of annoying pop up advertisements or flashing banners, which i can't stand...

i downloaded a few of them on my desktop computer... i never had any interest in computer games before i read on their therapeutic effects... i've been playing tetris and some similar games almost daily (2 x 30 minutes) over the last 2 weeks and i can tell a difference in my brain functions... :):p:D

totally free and fun... but, most importantly, therapeutic ! :D

[Bill[uk]]

thanx for that,

and thanx for remembering !:)

[lfaitel]

What helped me as I was healing from my TBI and I still use this technique today (23 years post) and teach this to menopausal friends; Backward chaining.

Think of the item you have misplaced. When was the last time you saw it? Where were you? Then before that where did you see the item? Where were you? And before that? And so on and so on.

Many time when I cant find something lets say, my hairspray (because I take it into several different rooms as I get ready in the morning) I think when did I last use it? "I remember I had it in my hand when I poured my second cup of coffee" and surprize! my hairspray often is right there where I was when I last remembered it. In this instance...next to my coffee pot.outskirtspress.com/amibraindamaged