• Behavior
  • Health
  • Relationship
  • Intelligence
  • Personality

Psychology and I

  • Behavior
  • Health
  • Relationship
  • Intelligence
  • Personality

10 Tips to Improve your Memory

10 Tips to Improve your Memory
Share on Facebook Share
Share on TwitterTweet

Memory loss isn’t something to take lightly. Most of us often lose our train of thought midway during a sentence, others even forget they have an appointment, where they placed their belongings. Some also find it challenging to remember names. ‘What’s your name again?’ This forgetfulness is embarrassing! Fortunately, some memory tips exist to help improve your memory even though, preventing memory loss isn’t that easy.

10 Tips to Improve your Memory

Click To Tweet

According to a research, brain function peaked during early adulthood and then slowly declined, leading to lapses in memory during your golden years. The neuroplasticity phenomenon also talk about the need to strengthen memory. “Your brain continues to develop neurons and build new connections to strengthen memory as you age,” says Brianne Bettcher, a neuropsychology fellow at the University of California, San Francisco.

Obviously, memory decline is mostly caused by our lifestyle. Luckily, followings are some great tips to help get your memory back and help improve your power of recall:

Get Socialized

Depression greatly contributes to Memory loss. And one of the reasons for being depressed is the neglect of social interaction. You can get over this by finding a way of interacting with loved ones, make new friends and escape being lonely.

Try using Mnemonic Devices

One of the great ways to make things easier to remember is the use of memory tools such as image, rhyme,
or figure of speech. Imagery is to liken and imagine something associated with what you are trying to remember. You can as well make use of acronyms.

Interesting Video on Boosting Brain.

Say the alphabet

“When you cannot recall a piece of information such as the name of an actor in a film, use the alphabet search method, i.e. going through the alphabet to find the first letter of the word or name you are trying to remember in order to jog your memory – it really works,” says Dr Iddon, a neuropsychologist and co-author of Memory Boosters.

Sleep well

It is obvious that, sleep will help you enhance your memories. You need seven to eight hours of sleep in every 24 hours.

According to a study published in the journal Sleep Medicine, the subjects were asked to perform some memory tasks, some were to stay awake while others take a nap on completion of the task. The people who napped remembered more of the tasks they had performed than did those who stayed up.

“Disturbed sleep delays storage of memories and makes us forget sooner,” says Professor Chris Idzikowski, director of The Edinburgh Sleep Centre.

Read this > How going to bed late at night could cause Negative Thoughts

Use Chunking

When you are trying to memorize something, try to use ‘chunking’ as a way of remembering it. i.e. while trying to memorize an information like a string of numbers, endeavor to break it down in bits.

For an instance: given a phone number. use 0803-95-44-704 instead of 08039544704.

Take Healthy Diet

What you eat or drink counts. Taking healthy diet like fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low-fat proteins. Endeavor to be taking enough water and limit your alcohol intake.

Read also > 4 Foods that can Damage your Brain

Use Music

Research says the more you listen or dance to music with complex dance, Memory loss Musicthe more your brain will be challenged.

“

Music lovers perform better in cognitive tests

Click To Tweet

while research has shown the beneficial effects of music on those with Alzheimer’s disease,” –  Dr Chris Moulin, memory expert.

You can subscribe to listening to reggae which is of strong rhythm.

Read also > 4 Ways Music Affects the Mind

Regular Exercise

“cardiovascular exercise can actually cause new connections to sprout between neurons in the hippocampus,” says Peter J. Snyder, a professor of Neurology at Brown University’s Alpert Medical School. This also talk about the neuroplasticity phenomenon explained earlier.

Cardiovascular exercise includes running, biking, swimming etc. Doing these regularly will enable the flowing of blood to your brain, and enlarges the hippocampus which happen to be the most vital part of the brain for memory.

Clench your fist

A research suggests that we should ball up and squeeze tightly our right hand while trying to memorize some information e.g list. Then in retrieving the information, clench the left fist. This movements will activate the brain region responsible for recalling the memories.

Stop Multitasking

Multitasking means attempting to do simultaneously many things as possible. Suppose you are trying to drop your car keys while talking on your phone and also waving your hand at someone. You may likely forget where you drop your key. Thus, multitasking makes one forgetful. A study also shows that we need about eight seconds to commit a piece of information to our memory.

Read also > 5 Worst Habits That Affect Your Mental Health

Some explanations were gotten from:
  • Dr. Mercola: 7 Tricks to Improve Your Memory
  • 25 top tips to turbo-charge your memory – Mirror.co.uk
  • Memory Loss – Mayor Clinic
  • How to improve your memory – Real simple. Life made easier.
by
Published: in CognitionHealthIntelligenceSenses

Related Articles:

  • 4 Minutes Of Physical Activity is okay to Improve…
  • 5 Tips that Guaranty Happiness From Mental Health Experts
  • Eating During Normal Times for Sleep Could Cause…
  • Playing 3D Video Games Boosts Memory Formation, Study finds
  • Study shows the Effects of Mental Imagery on Memory
  • The Eating Habit That Wipes Out Memory And Learning
  • The Role Of Calcium In Learning And Memory
  • Season of Your Birth Affects Your Mood in Later Life
  • How your IQ can block your EQ Brain Development.
  • What Your Eye Color Says About Your Personality.

5 comments

Your Sweat can spread Happiness - Study finds - Psychology and I May 14, 2015 - 8:40 am

[…] know actually, that working up a good sweat can definitely improve your mood. Either by running, playing football or do what you love most. (Read more 8 Things that Make Happy […]

Reply
11 Mood Enhancers that Work - Psychology and I July 1, 2015 - 3:52 pm

[…] Mind or Heart. Which is Which? 10 Tips to Improve your Memory 4 Amazing Psychological Experiments Do you make use of the following Psychological […]

Reply
Signs you have Alzheimer's Disease - Psychology and I July 7, 2015 - 9:30 am

[…] Mind or Heart. Which is Which? 10 Tips to Improve your Memory 4 Amazing Psychological Experiments Do you make use of the following Psychological […]

Reply
Energy Supplements Before Training | increasing memory sql server 2008 July 14, 2015 - 2:09 am

[…] http://www.nightstaruk.com/brain-memory-nature-cards.html/ http://www.psychologyandi.com/10-tips-to-improve-your-memory/ http://www.nightstaruk.com/brain-memory-nature-cards.html/ […]

Reply
How Yoga can help us detoxify - Psychology and I July 15, 2015 - 2:46 pm

[…] Mind or Heart. Which is Which? 10 Tips to Improve your Memory 4 Amazing Psychological Experiments Do you make use of the following Psychological […]

Reply

Leave a Comment Cancel Reply

GET YOUR COPY FREE

Your Practical Guide to IRON DISCIPLINE.

Free BOOK / AUDIO / VIDEO - Get your copy sent to you

Recent Posts

  • 8 Obvious Signs Of Emotional Burnout.

  • 7 Habits That Leave You Exhausted And How To Stop Them.

  • 8 Signs That Make You A Creepy Friend

  • 7 Interesting Facts You Should Know About Guardian Angels

  • Dissolving Ego: 9 Signs Your Ego Is Starting to Dissolve

  • 9 Reasons Being Alone Help Build A Stronger Personality

  • 6 Signs You’ll Experience When Your Mental Health Is Falling Apart

  • 10 Signs You Are Suffering From A Victim Mentality

  • Controlling Personality: Eight Things They Do To Keep You Under Them

  • How to Spark A Love Affair With Your Life Archetype

  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Advertise with Us
  • About

Copyright © 2014-2018 Psych Digital. All Rights Reserved.