In a world where digital devices are everywhere, it’s easy to wonder if handwriting still matters. We’ve all heard the ...

That’s especially true for remembering things you want to do. Psychologists call them prospective memories: remembering to perform a planned action, or recall a planned intention, at some point in the ...

The more you know, the smarter you can be. The more you know about how to memorize, the more you will know. I identify five steps for thinking effectively about how to memorize. Step 1. What NOT to ...

Researchers measured acetylcholine production in participants' brains at the beginning and end of the 10-week trial.

When it comes to taking notes, new research indicates that writing by hand may stimulate the brain more than typing. Handwriting was found to be better for learning and memory in comparison to typing ...

A new McGill study reveals that specific online brain training can upregulate key brain chemistry, reversing age-related ...

One of the most actively debated questions about human and non-human culture is this: under what circumstances might we expect culture, in particular the ability to learn from one another, to be ...

We tend to think of memory as exclusively the brain’s domain, but new research suggests that this view may be far too narrow.

The non-sugar, low-calorie sweetener aspartame has been linked to potential problems with memory and learning, according to a study from the Florida State University (FSU) College of Medicine. In the ...