It’s frustrating when your memory fails you, especially during daily activities when you need it most, like remembering your grocery list or a new person’s name. The good news? These little blips ...

Take a look at this list of objects: lamp, sock, door, dog, screwdriver, tulip, brownie, tree, airplane, milk, and frog. If you had two minutes to memorize that list, how many objects do you think you ...

Using memory techniques can help the brain develop new pathways for learning and improve memory, even for people with early signs of Alzheimer's disease, a new study suggests. People with mild ...

It's happened to just about everyone: You try to remember what happened last week, your Netflix password, your grocery list, where you parked your car or the name of ...

“We all have a good memory; the problem is no one taught us how to use it,” says four-time USA Memory Champion Nelson Dellis. Forget to send that email? Return a call? Meet a deadline? If you chalk up ...

I have often wondered if people are born with a photographic memory or develop it over time. While it's said that one advantage of having a poor memory is that you find all jokes funny, memory for ...

Are these incredible feats possible because of some rare brain difference in those that accomplish them? Nope, explains a fascinating recent Big Think article. Memory athletes aren’t genetically ...

Preparing for exams can often feel overwhelming, especially when you struggle to remember what you studied just a few days ago. But with the right memory techniques, you can train your brain to retain ...

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