The working memory advantage
Subtitle: train your brain to function stronger, smarter, faster
By: Tracy and Ross Alloway
Contributors: Alloway, Ross
Edition: 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed.
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 339
ISBN-13: 9781451650129
Subjects: Cognition; Short-term memory; Memory
Description: Arguing that working memory is a stronger predictor of success than IQ, a guide to enhancing memory cites its role in life management skills and various learning disorders while outlining prescriptive exercises for improving brain function.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 301-324) and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I, Working memory and you; title: Part II, Growing and improving working memory; title: Part III, The future and past of working memory.