Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the vast amount of information you need to learn? Traditional study techniques may feel inadequate when it comes to understanding and mastering vast, intricate topics ...

An extremely detailed map of the communication links between the hippocampus -- the brain's memory control center -- and the rest of the brain has been created. And it may change how we think about ...

Mind mapping is a powerful learning technique that can significantly enhance memory, processing speed, and depth of understanding when mastered at the highest level. The technique is divided into ...

Have you ever felt like your notes are more of a chaotic to-do list than a helpful study tool? Many of us rely on traditional, linear note-taking methods—jotting down every detail in the hope that ...

Lindsey Ellefson is Lifehacker’s Features Editor. She currently covers study and productivity hacks, as well as household and digital decluttering, and oversees the freelancers on the sex and ...

Familiar categories of mental functions such as perception, memory and attention reflect our experience of ourselves, but they are misleading about how the brain works. More revealing approaches are ...