Memory tricks: Ten simple ways to recall anything
1. Draw Mind Maps. That's how your brain stores information: like branches on a tree. And if you draw Mind Maps using symbols as well as bold words, you'll be able to visualize the main points. Click here to learn the key principles..2. Learn with all your senses. If you can see it, touch it, taste it, hear it and smell it, you are much more likely to remember it..3. Learn by doing. "Muscle memory" is extremely powerful. That's why you can easily ride a bike, even if you haven't been on one for 20 years..4. Use linking tools as memory...
Memory loss: 7 tips to improve your memory
Concerned about memory loss? Take heart. Simple steps — from staying mentally active to including physical activity in your daily routine — may help sharpen your memory.
By Mayo Clinic staff
Can't find your car keys? Forget what's on your grocery list? Can't remember the name of the personal trainer you liked at the gym? You're not alone. Everyone forgets things occasionally. Still, memory loss is nothing to take lightly. Although there are no guarantees when it comes to preventing memory loss or dementia, memory tricks can be helpful. Consider seven simple ways to sharpen your memory —...
Top 10 Ways to Improve Your Memory
By Molly Edmonds
The human brain is like a library that stocks memories instead of books. In some ways, that makes the hippocampus, the part of the brain most involved in memory, the brain's librarian. The hippocampus has the most responsibility in this cranial library, juggling the new releases of short-term memory while cataloging materials for the permanent collection of long-term memory. It's not the only part at work, however, in storing these chapters of our lives. Different kinds of memory are stored in different areas of the brain. With such a large system, the brain needs a system...
In 2008, Chester Santos, the International Man of Memory, hoisted the trophy as the champion. But what people don't know about the 7-time finalist is that he very nearly won the 2006 crown as well. Instead that went to Joshua Foer, who later wrote the book "Moonwalking With Einstein," which became a New York Times Bestseller. "Literally, if he and I were seated in different seats, I would have won," Chester said. "Instead he did and ended up getting the big book deal. It was the luck of the draw." Chester was eliminated in a challenge called "Three Strike and You're Out," where contestants had to...
Chester Santos, the International Man of Memory, talks about why if you remember with your eyes, you might soon forget everything else.
At his one-day workshop, Chester starts the session with a mental exercise that involves hearing, seeing and smelling. If you go, you'll realize the power of your brain. If you have a company or group of people, Chester is also available for speaking engagements.