Challenge your mind. Like a muscle, the brain strengthens with use. Mander suggests learning a new language, playing music, ...

Have you ever forgotten a lunch date and stood up a good friend? This can be embarrassing and disconcerting, a potential sign that your memory just isn’t what it used to be. But, according to a new ...

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UC Davis professor Charan Ranganath says when we look at memory as a resource to pull from, as opposed to a comprehensive archive of the past, we can make mindful choices in the present to curate a ...

Memory lapses can go beyond forgetting names or constantly losing your keys; as we get older, we can find chunks of time ...

Here are 10 simple ways to improve your memory that also shed light on its workings: 1. Get plenty of sleep. If you read a book when very tired, you will forget most of what you’ve read. Sleep ...

There are many changes in our body as we age, and one such change is decreasing cognitive abilities. As we grow older, our ...

If there’s something you’d like to remember, give the 2-7-30 method a try. Nearly 150 years of science (and the testimony of ...

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