Memory for actions, commonly termed the enactment effect, refers to a robust enhancement in memory when individuals physically perform actions during encoding rather than simply reading or hearing ...
The production effect refers to the robust finding that words read aloud, rather than those read silently, are more effectively encoded and later retrieved. This phenomenon is attributed to the ...
Certain cognitive skills help improve memory naturally. Strengthening focus, logic, language, and emotional control can ...
A new international study has offered a clearer understanding of how age-related brain changes affect memory. Scientists have ...
On Aug. 11, 1834, a Protestant mob in Charlestown, Mass., burned down a convent of Ursuline nuns. The convent had been known in particular for its school for young ladies. As a former pupil wrote in ...