Use the Method of Loci memory palace technique to boost memory, improve recall, and prepare smarter for exams with greater ...

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We'll give you the bad news first: Scientists say your working memory peaks in your mid-20s, then starts declining. The good news? You can teach yourself how to improve your memory without putting in ...

The loci method involves visualising a very familiar place and linking things you wish to remember with areas within this space. (Unsplash pic) Imagine your house, your office, or a place you visit ...

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 ...

Although mnemonic devices far predate the written word, both Cicero and Quintilian name Simonides of Ceos (c. 556-468 BCE) as the first teacher of an art of memory. Simonides is perhaps best known for ...

Imagine a fire hydrant being lifted high into the air by a large helium balloon. It goes higher and higher, but suddenly gas starts to leak out of the nozzle, which makes it sound like it’s trying to ...

Quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping is often conducted in line-crossing experiments where a sample of individuals is randomly selected from a pool of all potential progeny. QTLs detected from such ...