Tips from Readers

Hundreds of people have been working through the Memory Tune course and one of the Prospective Memory tasks in Session 11 (Remembering to Remember) was to recall, on a particular day, to write a note to Dr Lamont. Nearly everyone remembered!! How did they do it? Here...

Gillian Eadie in NZ Herald

(Click blue heading to view news cutting) Herald article Ross Barrett, Writer You’ve forgotten where you left the car keys or whether you turned the iron off before leaving home – both familiar predicaments often referred to as a ‘senior moment’. But Auckland-based...

Memory Tune Winners!

Congratulations! We heard some wonderful stories from readers and it was very difficult to choose our finalists. Thank you to everyone who entered and we look forward to continuing to support you.   And the winners are: Sue Saunders, Whangarei Diane Mills,...

Can you read these faces?

Quickly describe the emotions depicted here …..   Need some help? Line 1: Thinking, Tears of joy, Shush – it’s a secret. Line 2: How awful! Sad and pensive, Happy Line 3: Super happy and hugs, Screaming in fear, Surprised, Oh no! Line 4: Nervous or smiling...
Why can’t I remember young people?

Why can’t I remember young people?

“I have no trouble with people my own age! Of course, I’m an ‘oldie’ ……..” from a reader. Dr Lamont replied: One of the exciting aspects of our wonderful brain is its ability to adapt to the tasks we need it to do. Growing new brain...

Why Should Grandkids Have All the Fun?

Technology is for us, too. We can do it!   As technology is affecting every aspect of our society now, we all need to learn about technology regardless of our age.  The speed of technology development is getting faster and requires continual learning from...