The "memory palace" is a well-known technique for remembering long sequences of items with minimal effort, and the Litemind blog explains how it works. In short, you choose your "palace"—that is, a ...

Have you ever walked into a room and forgotten why you were there? Or struggled to recall a key detail during an important conversation? Memory lapses like these can feel frustrating, even inevitable, ...

There is an ancient method utilized by memory champions and scholars which uses visualization and association. By creating these visual images in the mind, information is easily encoded in a memorable ...

Learn how mental athletes train their minds using simple but powerful memory techniques that anyone can practice for better focus and recall.

In some episodes of the TV series Sherlock Holmes starring Benedict Cumberbatch, it is possible to observe the main character using a mnemonic technique which he calls “mind palace.” In this technique ...

Are these incredible feats possible because of some rare brain difference in those that accomplish them? Nope, explains a fascinating recent Big Think article. Memory athletes aren’t genetically ...

Without physical classrooms, students are pushed to learn creatively as the ring of Zoom call bells announcing the start of lecture replace the comradery of students packing into auditoriums shoulder ...

Forget highlighting textbooks until they’re rainbow-colored or writing notes until your hand cramps. The memory technique that students use to ace exams involves turning familiar locations into ...

Without physical classrooms, students are pushed to learn creatively as the ring of Zoom call bells announcing the start of lecture replace the comradery of students packing into auditoriums shoulder ...