Memory Medic

There is a hard way to learn and an easier way. Which way do you use? Read More

Some people say that we learn best from our mistakes. But all of us know about people who never seem to learn from their mistakes. This failure to learn is most obvious with people who keep making poor decisions and lifestyle choices. The psychological explanations are many and complex. Read More

There are many reasons U.S. education is a mess. Foremost of those reasons is the federal government. Read More

Some might think it is not possible to teach children how to be thinkers. A common belief is that one is either born with intellect or not. Wrong! Creative and critical thinking are skills, something that can be learned. Read More

Do you have trouble getting to sleep or staying asleep? This problem seems to increase with age, and it can be a sign of a dangerous health problem.. Read More

This research shows how easy it is for peers to infect your memory with errors. Peer pressure not only affects what you do, it affects what you think are the facts. Read More

The “best” teachers are the one’s who make learning easy. At least that is what the poorer students say. They may be wrong. The popular belief that it is easier to learn things that are easy rather than harder is also probably wrong. Read More

Educational fads come and go. Nothing seems to make much difference. Spending more money has not yielded improved outcome. Here is an old approach that needs revisiting. Read More

There is no longer any doubt. Sleep does improve the gelling or consolidation of memory for recently encoded information. Research is now focusing on how this happens and what other factors interact with the sleep effect. At least two processes seem to be at work. Read More

Faulty memory in Seniors is often due to attention deficit. Here is what to do about it. Read More

Implications of debate over existence of free will are profound. How we resolve the debate determines our world view of whether we are victims of genetics and environment or bear responsibility for our intentions, decisions, and choices. Read More

Most of the time, most of us wish we could remember things better. But some of the time all of us have things we wish we could forget. Traumas, emotional upset, grief — all can be more than we can wish to bear. But new coping strategies are being developed. Read More

Taking Memory for Granted - Why You Shouldn't

Unless your memory is failing and causing you clear problems at work or in personal life, you probably take your memory ability for granted. You may think it would be nice to have a better memory, but why bother. You are getting along o.k. Besides, you may well believe you can't do much about your memory. Wrong.

Would it help to know why I got interested in improving memory? Read More

Tell me why multi-tasking is a good ability. While you are at it, try to convince me that it has no deleterious effect on ability to focus, sustain attention, and think. Read More