Long-term, immediate, and habitual methods for keeping your memories fresh and clear. Mental Floss | Kathy Benjamin Whether you want to be a Jeopardy! champion or just need to remember where you parked your car, here are 11 things you can do right now to turn your mind from a sieve into a steel trap. 1. Concentrate for 8 Seconds. These days we’re...
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Apathy: The forgotten symptom of dementia
by University of Exeter Apathy is the most common neuropsychiatric symptom of dementia, with a bigger impact on function than memory loss—yet it is under-researched and often forgotten in care. A new study has found that apathy is present nearly half of all people with dementia, with researchers finding it is often distinct from depression. Although common, apathy is often ignored as it is less...
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Your nose knows when it comes to stronger memories
by New York University Memories are stronger when the original experiences are accompanied by unpleasant odors, a team of researchers has found. The study broadens our understanding of what can drive Pavlovian responses and points to how negative experiences influence our ability to recall past events. “These results demonstrate that bad smells are capable of producing memory enhancements in both adolescents...
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Memory training needs to target specific difficulties to be effective, suggests study
When people hear that their memory will worsen as they age, the question on their minds becomes: what can we do to remember better? A recently published Baycrest study suggests that training programs can help, but only if they are tailored towards an individual’s specific memory difficulty, such as trouble remembering faces, voices or recent events....
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