Anyone can improve their memory using a proven scientific method the ancient Greeks and Romans developed. The idea is to create a "memory palace." A group of researchers says training daily using an ...

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 ...

A memory palace is a mental technique where you link information to familiar places. By visualising data in real or imagined spaces, STEM students can recall complex formulas and theories effortlessly ...

‘Invoking a memory palace involves picturing some structure or place in your mind, and linking items you want to remember with specific locations around that place.’Illustration: Guardian Design; ...

UNDATED (WKRC) - Scientists say that the ancient Greeks and Romans developed a method of improving memory that is scientifically proven to work. The technique is called the “memory palace,” and ...

Although mnemonic devices far predate the written word, both Cicero and Quintilian name Simonides of Ceos (c. 556-468 BCE) as the first teacher of an art of memory. Simonides composed the epitaph for ...

Forget highlighting textbooks until they’re rainbow-colored or writing notes until your hand cramps. The memory technique that students use to ace exams involves turning familiar locations into ...

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 ...

May 18 (UPI) --New research, detailed Tuesday in the journal PLOS One, suggests an ancient memorization technique used in Aboriginal culture is superior to the "memory palace" method, an ancient Greek ...