—How we remember things, why we remember things, and what we can do to remember better—
The Non-fiction Feature
Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
Author: Joshua Foer
Publisher: Penguin Books
Pages: 320 | 2012
The principle underlying all memory techniques is that our brains don’t remember all types of information equally well. As exceptional as we are at remembering visual imagery…we’re terrible at remembering other kinds of information, like lists of words or numbers.
The point of memory techniques is…to take the kinds of memories our brains aren’t good at holding on to and transform them into the kinds of memories our brains were built for.
The Fiction Spot
Still Alice
by Lisa Genova
“She could no longer follow the thread of the plot or remember the significance of the characters if they weren’t in every scene.
She could appreciate small moments but retained only a general sense of the film after the credits rolled…Watching movies made her keenly aware of how lost she was.”
The Product Spot
Lumosity Brain Games
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