healthymemory
healthymemory
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My name is Doug Griffith. I was born in 1946. That puts me at the leading edge of the Baby Boomers. I received a Bachelor's Degree with Distinction in Psychology from Ohio State University in 1967. In 1972 I received a Master of Science degree tin Psychology from the University of Utah and in 1974 I received my Ph.D. in Psychology, also from the University of Utah. My area of interest is human information processing with special emphasis on human memory. I have taught at the University level, but my professional life has been primarily in government and industry. Most of my work here has concerned humans and their interactions with technology. I am a former President of the Potomac Chapter of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society. I have also served as President of Division 21 (Applied Experimental and Engineering Psychology) of the American Psychological Association.
As I move with my fellow Baby Boomers into our senior years I am most concerned about maintaining cognitive health and effective cognitive functioning. Memory is central to these objectives. Memory loss implies not only the loss of cognitive functioning, but also the loss of personal memories and the concept of self. In pathological cases, amnesia, Alzheimer's, and Senile Dementia, we can forget who we are. So the focus of this blog is on memory, how to use it effectively and how to keep it functioning effectively.
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