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If you often forget things, doing this one simple thing might just make the biggest difference

December 14, 2025 11:30 am

Aiming for 6 to 8 hours of sleep per night also supports the consolidation of memories. Sleep strengthens memory retention by allowing the brain to process and store information.

Anupam Kher, 70, on what he likes to eat, fear of losing memory: 'I love myself'

December 04, 2025 11:32 am

"I see my life with a sense of humour in the present," said Anupam Kher

Revealed: The reason men often struggle to locate things that are right in front of them

June 03, 2025 3:49 pm

Some studies suggest that women may have a slight edge in object location memory and visual detail recognition. But why?

Patients with Hyperthymesia have symptoms that resemble Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

‘From that day until now, it’s everyday’: Woman remembers every day of her life in vivid detail

March 11, 2025 1:40 pm

While having a flawless memory might seem like a superpower, it comes with its own set of challenges.

Revealed: An expert approved six-step method hailed as the 'secret to never forget anything'

November 14, 2024 5:59 am

Attention, concentration and focus on the subject, while trying to memorise, is also important, said consultant neurologist Dr Sudhir Kumar, Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad

The evolutionary benefits of being forgetful

November 06, 2024 5:39 pm

The tip of the tongue phenomenon might be their brain's means of letting them know that the desired information is not forgotten, and that perseverance may lead to successful remembering.

Memories helping us understand world get stored long-term, new research proposes

July 23, 2023 6:14 am

Generalisation is constructed from the reliable and predictable aspects of a memory that enable us to apply them to other situations and help us make sense of the world.

Running through middle age found to delay aging-related memory problems

May 26, 2023 2:49 pm

Published in the journal eNeuro, the researchers from Florida Atlantic University (FAU), US, and Center for Research and Advanced Studies (CINVESTAV), Mexico, said the study provided novel insight into the benefits of exercise and that it should motivate adults to keep moving throughout their lifetime, especially during middle age.

An engram is a postulated biochemical change in the neural tissue that represents a memory.

Cellular mechanisms behind memory maturation as children age studied

May 17, 2023 3:00 pm

Memory traces, or engrams, in adults are made up of 10 to 20 percent of neurons. However, in young children, the overall size of these engrams are doubled, with 20 to 40 percent of neurons that make up an engram supporting a memory.

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What our smart devices don't tell us while giving us piles of information

November 03, 2019 7:43 am

The visual predominance has become the default mode of being of our mobile-triggered lives, where every banal moment is potentially viral and presents us as perceptive and quirky and insightfully thoughtful.