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What happens to memory when you are asleep?

You know sleep is important But Did you know just HOW important it is? Your long-term memory is consolidated when you sleep. An international team of neuroscientists, including Mathilde Bonnefond and Til Ole Bergmann specialists in research on waves of brain activity...

How To Use Mind Maps

Have you used Mind Maps to help you remember? If not, try one out today. A mind map is a visual thinking tool that ANYONE can do All you need is paper and something to write with. Coloured pencils or pens are great to highlight links or thoughts. It’s simple....

6 Study Tips Worth Sharing

I love study! How often do you hear that? Not a lot, I guess! Young ones expect to remember just by reading over notes or listening to the teacher telling them what to do. But the truth is this: Getting facts into the brain is a skill that needs practice. There are...

Honey, I lost the CAR!

I frantically dialled his mobile. “Help me! I can’t find the car!!” I wasn’t expecting to hear, “Well, what do you expect me to do about it?! I expected directions, a calm voice giving me some clues ……. isn’t that what...

Memory: The Human Brain’s Greatest Mystery.

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...