Did you know that people who walked backward, imagined they were walking backward, or even watched a video simulating backward motion had better short-term recall of past events than those who walked forward or sat still. (Study reported in the January issue of...
“I’m 67, still working full-time and need to continue working for at least the next three years. I’m concerned that, unless I write things down, I’ll forget what I’ve promised to do.” Sound familiar? It certainly is to people who write to us at the...
You know sleep is important But Did you know just HOW important it is? Your long-term memory is consolidated when you sleep. An international team of neuroscientists, including Mathilde Bonnefond and Til Ole Bergmann specialists in research on waves of brain activity...
Memory skills need practice. Have you worked through one today? Practice keeps your memory skills strong and sharp. Memory Foundation has 24 videos on You Tube to challenge you. Here are 6 for you to start with. Each is around 2 minutes long. You can...
Have you talked with a robot lately? That’s just what seniors in Gore, New Zealand are doing. And they are playing Memory games on their iRobi’s, too. These amazing little desktop robots help seniors remember to take their medication, check blood pressure...