Lisa Genova: Neuroscientist + NYTimes best-selling author of "Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting" (rerun)

<p class="p1">“We have a human brain whose memory system is amazing and wildly imperfect.” – Lisa Genova</p> <p class="p1"><em>New York Times</em> bestselling author Lisa Genova joins us for a conversation about her book, <em>Remember: The Science of Memory and the Art of Forgetting.</em> What does normal forgetting look like? How do we improve our memory? How do we create a memory? What’s the distinction between normal forgetting and forgetting because of Alzheimer’s? What are some preventative measures we can easily incorporate to protect our memory? Lisa is a wealth of information and I am honored she is here to share the information from her recent book! So much to learn today and to feel empowered.</p> <p class="p1">About the author: Lisa has her PhD in Neuroscience from Harvard, is an acclaimed author, and has a TED Talk with over five million views. She also has appearances on the Today Show, CNN, and NPR, Dr. Oz and many more outlets. All of the show notes can be found at <a href= "http://thegoodlifecoach.com/127"><span class= "s1">thegoodlifecoach.com/127</span></a>.</p> <p class="p2">WHAT YOU’LL LEARN:</p> <ol class="ol1"> <li class="li3"><span class="s2">It is okay to google the name of an actor whose name you can’t remember.  Young people who have used tech since birth just google without worrying about it, but most older adults believe we have to figure it out ourselves.</span></li> <li class="li3"><span class="s2">Tip of the tongue – words like proper nouns, movie titles, names of cities – and why we have trouble recalling those names.</span></li> <li class="li3"><span class="s2">Why “Memory isn’t stored in any one place.”</span></li> <li class="li3"><span class="s2">Why in order to create a lasting memory it has to go through the hippocampus.</span></li> <li class="li3"><span class="s2">You can’t remember what you don’t pay attention to.  This is the first thing to do to create memory.</span></li> <li class="li3"><span class="s2">Outsourcing some things like taking a picture of where you parked isn