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The ability to perform astonishing feats of memory, such as remembering lists of several dozen words, can be learned, researchers report. After 40 days using a strategic memory improvement technique, ...

Memorizing Pi to one thousand digits or committing the entire Quran to memory might seem like feats reserved for ultra-nerds or the ultra devout. But a new study of an ancient memory trick called the ...

A new European cognitive neuroscience study published in this month’s Science Advances reveals that by using the “method of loci," long-term memory can be improved by anyone, not just world champions ...

A new study found Kundalini yoga provided several benefits to cognition and memory for older women at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease including restoring neural pathways, preventing brain ...

For the last few months, 13-year-old Claire Wang of Los Angeles has been training her memory with playing cards, phone numbers, software — "whatever I can get my hands on," she says. She's been ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Yoga isn't just good for the body; it might help your memory too, a small new study suggests. The ...

Fluid intelligence appears to be strongly influenced by inherited genetic factors and is closely related to success in both the classroom and the workplace. The ability plays such a central role in ...