I don’t know about you, but I’ve heard a lot of odd things said about memory. In truth, when I was younger, I didn’t really care! The other day, though, I was signing some papers when the phone rang. I chatted to my friend for a few minutes or so,...
From birth through to death your brain will file away enormous amounts of information: facts, faces, sounds, names, and events along with the emotions that are tied to them. Your ability to create new memories, store them, and recall them when they are needed allows...
Pay attention! I don’t know about you, but I can see our teacher, old Mr. Howarth, saying sternly, ‘Pay attention! Your minds are wandering!’ As I visualize the classroom filled with hot, squirmy kids on a Friday afternoon, he was probably right. (And actually, he...
Have you had trouble remembering passwords or the time and location of an appointment you made a week ago? Or forgotten an important birthdays? Been out and worried about whether you’d taken your medication, turned out the light, turned off the oven? So, what’s...
How To Remember in 4 Easy Steps. Get these right and you won’t forget important dates again! You mightn’t realize it, but your brain is designed to forget – that’s right, to forget! No, it’s not a misprint – your brain is working hard all day forgetting things...