Holistic Memory Training Michaela Albracht Graduate Social Worker Certified Memory Trainer michaela.albracht@dtpsoft.de
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Overview 1. Some information about our brain 2. Aim of the holistic memory training (with several exercises) 3. Holistic memory training for people aged 50+
1. Some information about our brain weight : woman: ~ 1245 gr man: ~ 1375 gr (roundabout 2% of body weight) made up of about 80 % of water needs 20-25% of the energy intake of our body part of body which needs the most oxygen 4
1. Some information about our brain made up of billions of nerve cells (neurons) connec.vity is important: each neuron can be connected with up to 10.000 others! imagine these connec.ons like a road network 5
1. Some information about our brain network of neurons: from Wikipedia 6
1. Some information about our brain To work well it needs: water glucose oxygen. 7
1. Some information about our brain We can imagine it to be divided in two halves: right one: imagina.on and emo.onality le3 one : systema.c and logical thinking if coopera.ng, our brain / memory work best. 8
1. Some information about our brain memory? from a time perspective 1. immediate memory 2. short-term memory 3. long-term memory 9
2. Aim of the holistic memory training Important components: cognitive exercises (brain) train cogni.ve abili.es for example: intellectual flexibility creation of associations logical thinking 10 concentration and
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2. Aim of the holistic memory training Important components: physical exercises (body) to s.mulate the cardio-vascular system and to improve the intake of oxygen to balance out the cogni.ve training to train coordina.on and motor skills to s.mulate coopera.on of the 2 brain halves 12
2. Aim of the holistic memory training Please participate by doing the following exercises! 13
2. Aim of the holistic memory training Important components: motivation, atmosphere (emotion) emo.onally rousing deeply engraved So: memorization better if linked to emotions 14
2. Aim of the holistic memory training Please tell me... 15
2. Aim of the holistic memory training Important components: exercises that train creativity and imagination to boost the right hemisphere to improve unconven.onal problemsolving to enhance a crea.ve use of language 16
2. Aim of the holistic memory training What could be the last sentence of this joke? Mrs. Smith gets her first glasses. Before she leaves the eye shop the optician says: Now, with these glasses you can see other people really well. One week later she comes back to the eye shop and wants to return the glasses. What does she say? 17
2. Aim of the holistic memory training Important components: tension and relaxation: no stress! Constant ac.vity causes stress. Negative stress reduces brain power. Constant negative stress leads to physiological changes in brain. 18
2. Aim of the holistic memory training Please close your eyes and breathe deeply! 19
2. Aim of the holistic memory training Important components: exercises to train perception vision hearing sense of touch sense of taste sense of smell 20
2. Aim of the holistic memory training Please look here! 21
2. Aim of the holistic memory training Some questions for repetition. 22
3. Holistic memory training for people aged 50+ target: keeping exis.ng knowledge and adding to it 23
3. Holistic memory training for people aged 50+ target: awareness of one's own abili.es 24
3. Holistic memory training for people aged 50+ target: to be open for new things 25
3. Holistic memory training for people aged 50+ target: learning memorizing strategies 26
3. Holistic memory training for people target: aged 50+ percep.on training to help with daily routines 27
3. Holistic memory training for people aged 50+ target: posi1ve group experience 28
3. Holistic memory training for people aged 50+ target: boost of communica.on 29
3. Holistic memory training for people target: improved self-esteem aged 50+ 30
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