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It's probably happened to you more than once: your partner, your mother, a friend, or your sister starts reminiscing about a vacation you shared, a dinner together, or a special moment… and your mind …
[Read more...] about The (little-known) reason why you forget the good times
Are you relatively young and increasingly forgetful? Do you walk into a room and forget what you went there for? Or do you remember an important appointment just 10 minutes before? You're not alone. A …
[Read more...] about Memory problems are doubling in people under 40, what’s going on?
How often are we unable to put down a task until we finish it? How often have we forgotten something as soon as the information ceased to be useful? The explanation for these questions lies in the …
[Read more...] about Zeigarnik effect: why do we find it difficult to do several things at once?
We are our memory. Memory helps us make sense of our lives by organizing autobiographical events and constantly reminds us who we are and where we're headed. Without memory and the memories it stores, …
[Read more...] about Taking photographs ruins the memory, research finds
Our experiences are recorded in memory, but they first pass through a series of filters, both emotional and cognitive. This is why two people who have experienced the same situation can have very …
If you look back, what is the first memory from your childhood that comes to mind? That first memory is likely to be around the age of 3 because remembering what happened before is complicated by a …
[Read more...] about What is your earliest childhood memory? Half of us make it up
Numerous research has discovered that physical exercise is ideal for improving memory. In fact, it has also been shown to help us prevent some neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's. …
