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 ...

Is it Brian? Ryan? He’s from Seattle, right? No, but it’s somewhere on the west coast…. Has this ever happened to you? Does it seem like others are blessed with amazing memory skills while you’re ...

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 ...

In pandemic times, it’s hard enough to remember what day it is, let alone the deluge of passwords, numbers, and tasks that need to be recalled each day. Fortunately, new research suggests the ...

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 ...