Neuroscientists reveal how the brain decides which locations will best anchor memories—before new experiences even happen.

It's obvious to most people as soon as they set foot in a place they know well—like their childhood bedroom or a former ...

‘Invoking a memory palace involves picturing some structure or place in your mind, and linking items you want to remember with specific locations around that place.’Illustration: Guardian Design; ...

A new study shows that accessing happy memories can help stave off depression in teens, so I tried building a memory palace to house my happy thoughts. I have a pile of Instax snapshots I pull out ...

Where does memory live? Chance encounters with smells, songs or objects evoke forgotten, sometimes unimportant moments, even when meaningful ones have disappeared from our recollections. Memory ...

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Engines Podcast The Engines of Our Ingenuity 1226: Ricci’s Memory Place Episode: 1226 In which Matteo Ricci tries to convert the Chinese by building a memory palace. Today, a memory palace in an odd ...

For fifteen years, creator Nate DiMeo has been recording the pioneering podcast, “The Memory Palace” in the guest room in his L.A. home. Each episode turns to the past to make sense of the way we live ...

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, ...