You won’t want to forget these tips. A neuroscientist is revealing five simple things you can do every day to stimulate your brain and improve your memory — from getting eight to 10 hours of sleep a ...

Have you ever forgotten a lunch date and stood up a good friend? This can be embarrassing and disconcerting, a potential sign that your memory just isn’t what it used to be. But, according to a new ...

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Whether you want to improve your memory for everyday life, school, or work, it’s kind of hard to know where to start. After all, memory is kind of mushy and not a traditional "hard skill" like coding.

The human brain’s ability to store and recall information remains one of science’s most intriguing areas of study. From remembering where we placed our keys to preserving precious moments with loved ...

How do you keep your memory sharp in old age? Try going to bed and smelling the roses, according to scientists. A new study published in the journal Frontiers in Neuroscience details how exposing ...

This is a column about a helpful trick that will radically improve your memory with minimal effort so you can learn faster. But before I get to the science behind the technique and how it can help you ...

If you ask your friends about their favorite memories, they may mention their first kiss, a wedding day, or perhaps even giving birth to their child. It’s usually an important moment in time. But how ...

In response to the growing popularity of writing in his day, Plato expressed concern that this newfangled form of information technology would be detrimental to the memory of those people who used it.

And then there’s this. A study recently published in Nutrients found that participants who ate just half a cup of blueberries a day for 12 weeks experienced improvements in learning, memory, and ...

Here are 10 simple ways to improve your memory that also shed light on its workings: 1. Get plenty of sleep. If you read a book when very tired, you will forget most of what you’ve read. Sleep ...

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