memory

The Best Foods To Eat for Better Memory and Brain Health - Cleveland Clinic They say, “You are what you eat.” And the food we incorporate into our diets does have a profound impact on our bodies. But can certain foods also boost the health of our minds? Turns out, certain foods can indeed help...

A Harvard nutritionist and brain expert shares the 5 foods she eats every day to sharpen her memory and focus - CNBC As a dietitian, I always tell people to think of the brain as the mastermind behind almost everything — our thoughts, memory, focus, movements, breathing, heartbeat — and that...

Stress thwarts our ability to plan ahead by disrupting how we use memory, Stanford study finds - Stanford Pairing brain scans with virtual-navigation tasks, researchers found that people make less efficient and effective plans when stressed. New research from Stanford University has found that...

Want to Improve Your Memory? A Decade-Long Stanford Study Suggests You Should Stop Doing This 1 Thing Researchers find that spending less time multitasking may be the key to improving cognitive performance and memory. Do you ever have trouble keeping track of all the things racing through...

The forgotten part of memory - Nature Long thought to be a glitch of memory, researchers are coming to realize that the ability to forget is crucial to how the brain works. Memories make us who we are. They shape our understanding of the world and help us to predict what’s coming. For more...

Always Forgetting Important Things? Here’s How to Fix That, According to Science - Time Most people, when tasked with remembering something important, jot down a note. But a study published recently in the journal Experimental Aging Research says there may be a better way to keep memories...

5 nootropic foods to boost brain function - Mother Nature Network Skip the supplements and try these memory-enhancing foods instead. There's a popular category of dietary supplements known as nootropics that claim to boost memory and help with cognitive function. Much of the research on these...