Although we usually associate the feeling of having a word "right on the tip of the tongue", and not finding the appropriate term for something that is well known to us, as a sign that something in our memory is failing, they have just shown that it does not save relationship.
It is a type of memory based on visual images that the brain retains for at least 30 seconds with sufficient clarity so that they can be projected and visualized in detail before the subject. Interestingly, they look best if the eyes are pointed at a flat surface, like a blank piece of paper.
Preschoolers who nap at noon retain what they learned in the morning better than children who do not sleep during the day, according to a University of Massachusetts study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
How to make the "little ones" do better in school? A study published in early 2013 in the journal Computers in Human Behavior indicates that training children's working memory can be of great help to them.
On the eve of an exam it is common to hear that it is better to go to sleep than to spend the night awake studying, since sleep serves to consolidate what has been learned. Memory enhancement at night had already been scientifically proven, but new research from Brown University (USA) has revealed that this brain activity occurs during the slow wave sleep phase and not during REM phase.
A revealing study published in the journal Neurology suggests that drinking two cups of hot chocolate daily for a month improves cognitive test scores and increases blood flow to the brain.
When it comes to long-term memory, dolphins far outnumber elephants. A study by the University of Chicago (USA) published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B concludes that these aquatic mammals have the longest social memory ever recorded in animal species.
Exercise improves cognitive function in people at risk for Alzheimer's. Specifically, physical activity increases the efficiency of brain activity associated with memory, according to the Journal of Alzheimer's disease.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
