memory

While some might assume that frequently shifting your attention between different information streams is good brain training for improving memory and attention, studies have found the opposite to be true.One recent study found that self-reported “heavy media multitaskers” performed worse…

New research suggests that these super-memorisers aren’t all that different to us, and that even average human brains can be taught the same skills with just a little over a month’s training.In fact, the brain of a person with average…

Researchers examined the brains of eight participants who had displayed excellent memory capacity and cognitive ability at the time of their death, and found that three of them contained the telltale signs of Alzheimer’s disease. So how could they have…