I’ve spent months compiling great study and memorization techniques—and most of these study methods work best when you're ...

The method of loci (or the loci technique) is a mnemonic memorization trick with a number of uses, from helping people with ...

Is it Brian? Ryan? He’s from Seattle, right? No, but it’s somewhere on the west coast…. Has this ever happened to you? Does it seem like others are blessed with amazing memory skills while you’re ...

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 ...

Spaced repetition is a scientifically proven technique that involves reviewing information at gradually increasing intervals.

From memory systems to deep focus and spaced practice—read, apply, and use cognitive-science methods to learn smarter and ...

Research-backed methods to strengthen your memory can be incorporated into daily routines with minimal effort but provide significant cognitive benefits. The ability to recall information quickly and ...

The stage is set, but are you? Preparing for a big talk or presentation can be daunting. So much at stake, so much to remember, so many people watching. You don’t want to read from notes, but how will ...

In some episodes of the TV series Sherlock Holmes starring Benedict Cumberbatch, it is possible to observe the main character using a mnemonic technique which he calls “mind palace.” In this technique ...