This is a blog about memory improvement. I currently writing a book about memory improvement and this blog gives me an opportunity to explore themes that will be addressed in the book.
We all worry about memory. The young worry if they will remember for the next exam. The old worry about failing memories and the specter of Alzheimer’s disease. We would all like to have a better memory for the books we read and the people we meet.
I teach educational psychology at Cleveland State University. As I read the scientific research on memory I am struck by how little of our understanding of memory and memory improvement has reached the general public. There are techniques that can improve memory, but most people don’t know about them.
In this blog, I will review what we know about memory improvement and explain how I apply these findings in my own life. I will debunk myths and publicize important new findings. Above all, I want to encourage a sense of curiosity, optimism and self control about memory.
This is certainly a much needed blog. I can’t wait to read more!
it’s about time!
Interesting site!
That’s very interesting. I’m a music therapist, and one of my research interests is music and memory. How do you think memory and emotions are connected?
Thank you very much for your comments. There is definitely a relationship between emotions and memory. We tend to have better memory for events that have high emotional valence.
There is some very interesting research on music and memory and I will try to post about it in the future.
There are many interesting links between music and memory. I read one study in which memory consolidation while sleeping was augmented by playing music at night. It was found that musicians learned a new song significantly faster if they listened to it while they slept. If you’d like to read the article its at http://www.boostedmemory.com/learn-while-you-sleep/
Fantastic blog! I’m looking forward to catching up with past posts. Memory is a special interest of mine since MS has rudely brought memory and other cognitive deficits my way. Symptoms that are far from being understood.
Love your blog and just received your book, Remembering Willie Nelson (which was on my Amazon “wish list”) as a gift from my husband! Just started it and am already enthralled!
Thanks for your comments, let me know if you have any questions.
Hello, I couldn’t find any contact so I decided to contact you this way. From your brilliant blog I know that you are interested in spaced repetition systems and you are a real expert when it comes to memory.
We created a free tool for learning languages and are very courious about your opinion – vocapp.com. We want to make VocApp the best learning tool in the world (more friendly than Anki, more efficient than anything else) – so any feedback from such an expert will be apprieciated:)
Amy
Thanks, It might take me a few days, but I will definitely take a look at it.
Great!