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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 ...

Think of how easy your job would be if you were able to easily memorize information that you often find yourself having to refer back to. For memory athletes, people who compete to commit long ...

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 is perhaps best known for ...

Top Memory Techniques For Students: Want to boost your learning and recall power? Various memory techniques such as Mind Maps, Mnemonics, Association Method, Loci Method, and more can help you study ...

Do you struggle to remember the name of a person you were just introduced to? How is it that some people seem able to remember everything so easily? Fear not! There is hope for us all. We’ve gathered ...

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