Have you ever wondered how much information your brain can actually hold? According to Professor Paul Reber from Northwestern ...

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 ...

Many struggling readers are held back by challenges with their working memory. When students cannot retain information long enough to make sense of what they’re reading, comprehension suffers, ...

Many people go outside to exercise. Fewer realize that spending just twenty minutes outdoors may also benefit the brain in ...

Want to improve your memory? Of course you do. Knowledge is great, but success in any pursuit is based on what you do with what you know — so it follows that the more you retain and remember, the more ...

There are plenty of science-backed ways to get smarter. You can learn several things in succession to harness the power of interleaving. You can vary the way you study. You can test yourself. You can ...

As a researcher investigating how electric brain stimulation can improve people's powers of recollection, I'm often asked how memory works—and what we can do to use it more effectively. Happily, ...

We’ve all had the unfortunate experience of having to pull food packaging out of the garbage because we almost immediately forgot what temperature to set the oven on. At the same time, if someone ...

As a memory scientist, I often get asked, “How can I improve my memory?” The exciting news is that there is a growing body of scientific evidence to show us how to do that. Here are 5 tips, based on ...

“I see and I forget, I hear and I remember, I do and I understand.” -Chinese Proverb Before we review the various ways we can improve and maintain our memory it is important for us to clarify our ...

We’re collectively eroding our minds with technology, he warns. But these simple tips can help you fight back.