Category Archives: memory research

One Key Reason to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions: Memory

According to many self-help professionals, most people who make New Year’s resolutions to eat healthy foods, exercise, and give up bad habits like smoking find it difficult to keep those resolutions. In fact, the average time before the resolution fails … Continue reading…

Memory Killers: 5 Foods You Must Avoid

We’ve talked before about the importance of brain health in maintaining a good memory, but it’s always good to remind people that the things they eat can have a negative impact on a healthy memory as well as a healthy … Continue reading…

What Would You Do If You Had Amnesia?

We all forget things now and again. You might spend a few minutes searching for the name of a film actor, or argue with a friend about the exact location of that museum you visited in Copenhagen, or forget a … Continue reading…

A Beautiful Depiction of a Heartbreaking Disease

Memory loss caused by dementia and diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Huntington’s cause much pain for families around the world. Scientists, medical professionals, and researchers continue to work towards finding preventions and cures for the effects of these degenerative brain … Continue reading…

Look Over There! A Memory Improvement Tip

Scientists have long known about the connection between sleep and memory, and that a great deal of memory consolidation happens during deep sleep phases when information is processed and stored in long-term memory. Only recently have scientists began looking at … Continue reading…

Nature vs. Nurture: Can Parents Affect a Baby’s Memory?

The first weeks and months of a child’s life are critical in their development. Research has shown that a child’s brain goes through its largest period of development during the first three years of life. What happens to that child’s … Continue reading…

The Importance of Skills-Based Learning on Memory

Researchers are focusing more and more on the science of neuroplasticity and the brain’s amazing ability to learn new things, form new connections, and create new memories. The scientific studies done these days often center both on how memories are … Continue reading…

5 Steps to Sleep Your Way to a Good Memory

There are many things that prevent you from having the best memory skills possible, including stress, a poor diet, and an unfamiliarity with memory-boosting strategies like those you’ll learn when using the Ultimate Memory system. Fortunately, you can help keep … Continue reading…

The Hidden Dangers of Second-Hand Smoke

It’s common knowledge that even people who don’t smoke cigarettes can suffer from cigarette smoke if they’re exposed to it on a regular basis. If you live with someone who smokes, or if your job requires you to spend more … Continue reading…

A Chemical to Combat Memory Loss

As we age, our brains age as well. Part of the aging process is a decline in the ability to create new cells to replace cells that die. When it comes to the brain, a loss of cells, neurons, and … Continue reading…