Can the brain benefit from certain nutrients or supplements? If food can help my memory, why not change the diet? The fruit of my study is today, blueberry. I heard from memory champions that blueberry is food for the brain. Many health...
Massing There is something called the “spacing” method. Just like the term suggests, the method is to “space” the repetitions, rather than putting them together, which method is called is massing. I teach spacing techniques to students...
I don’t know about you, but I think the brain is the most fascinating part of our body. Out of all the parts of the human body, the brain is the one thing that we have yet to fully discover and study. The human brain is even more complex than...
Sometimes, I wonder why memorization has such a bad rep. Everyone talks about critical thinking and problem-solving skills, but nobody really emphasizes a lot of importance on memorization. But think about it – if doctors wouldn’t memorize the...
Using memory techniques can help the brain develop new pathways for learning and improve memory, even for people with early signs of Alzheimer’s disease, a new study suggests. People with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) improved their scores...
The Freakish Willpower Of A Memory Wizard As an Italian Jesuit priest and missionary, Ricci’s memory techniques were so powerful that some of the people in China who heard him recite their books forward and backward thought he was a wizard. In...
As someone who is not very visual, I’m so glad I learned how to use sensory memory to help me use memory techniques better. But at first, it was really hard coming to grips with the fact that I don’t really see pictures in my mind. After all, how is...