External memory aids
What are external memory aids?External memory aids include such strategies as:taking notesmaking shopping listsentering appointments in a diary or on a calendarwriting a memo to yourselfwriting on the...
View ArticleWorking memory
Working memory is one of the most important concepts in understanding and improving your memory.Your working memory capacity is a critical factor in determining your ability to :take good notes,read...
View ArticleEveryday memory problems
Frequent failures to retrieve information that should be readily accessible can generally be attributed to physical, environmental, and strategic reasons.Physical reasons encompass health problems,...
View ArticleMultitasking
Doing more than one task at a time requires us to switch our attention rapidly between the tasks.This is easier if the tasks don't need much attention.Although we think we're saving time, time is lost...
View ArticleAction Slips
There is a very common form of forgetfulness that is not really a failure of memory. When we get in our car to drive to place A and find ourselves instead on the road to the more familiar place B, this...
View ArticleShort-Term Memory Problems
Short-term memory problems are, by and large, attention problems.Attention involves both the ability to keep focused on the information you want to keep active, and the ability to not be distracted by...
View ArticleForgetting to do things
Forgetting future tasks and events is the most common type of memory failureOlder adults are in general no worse at this type of remembering than younger adultsOlder adults may have more difficulty at...
View ArticleSleep and cognition in children
A U.S. survey provides evidence that both children and adolescents tend to be getting less sleep than needed.Depression, lower self-esteem, and lower grades, have all been found to be correlated with...
View ArticleEstrogen's effect on memory & learning
Estrogen's effect on the brain is a complex story, one which we are only beginning to understand. We know it's important for women, but we're not sure about the details. One of the problems is that it...
View ArticleMeditation's cognitive benefits
A critical part of attention (and working memory capacity) is being able to ignore distraction. There has been growing evidence that meditation training (in particular mindfulness meditation) helps...
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