For Merzenich, improving memory and cognition among older people is just the beginning.
But a study of more than 3, 000 people, followed for six years, could not find any effect of delaying or preventing Alzheimer's disease or improving memory.
While self-help books on the brain tend to focus on improving memory or mood, "The Emotional Life of Your Brain, " written with science journalist Sharon Begley, a former Wall Street Journal reporter, makes the case that we can reprogram our brains to help shed negativity and lead a better and more productive life.
Among the proposals are plans to set up more memory clinics, where patients can get information about their condition and learn techniques for improving their memory.
Lately, companies such as STEC have been improving solid-state memory so that it better suits larger scale equipment such as PCs and servers--Seagate's sweet spot.
Mr Seo said that he expected Samsung's earnings to hit the 10tn won mark in the April to June quarter, boosted by GalaxyS4 sales as well as improving conditions in the memory chip market.
The upgrade, he writes in a research note, reflects improving 2011 prospects for NAND flash memory demand, driven by tablets, smart phones and solid-state drives.
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Alex Dodds is now recovering, although one of the side effects is short-term memory loss which is slowly improving.
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The key: As you play, you're working on your memory, strategy, and spatial skills--all required for improving brain health--at the same time.
Most recently, stiff competition and the rising cost of improving chips has made it even harder for surviving makers of dynamic random-access memory, the chips known as DRAMs that are used to store data in personal computers and server systems.
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