In new UChicago study, researchers used Minecraft to test whether positive or negative emotion makes the recall method more ...

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‘Invoking a memory palace involves picturing some structure or place in your mind, and linking items you want to remember with specific locations around that place.’Illustration: Guardian Design; ...

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Anyone can improve their memory using a proven scientific method the ancient Greeks and Romans developed. The idea is to create a "memory palace." A group of researchers says training daily using an ...

A new study shows that accessing happy memories can help stave off depression in teens, so I tried building a memory palace to house my happy thoughts. I have a pile of Instax snapshots I pull out ...

In some episodes of the TV series Sherlock Holmes starring Benedict Cumberbatch, it is possible to observe the main character using a mnemonic technique which he calls “mind palace.” In this technique ...