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How short-term memory works

Why we forget things so quickly ...
You're in the kitchen, baking a cake, and the recipe calls for two cups of sugar. By the time you choose between the brown ...
As a researcher investigating how electric brain stimulation can improve people’s powers of recollection, I’m often asked how ...
A song from childhood can hit you out of nowhere. A smell can carry you back decades. Then again, yesterday’s errands fade overnight. Scientists have long known that short-term memories become lasting ...
Healthy habits, including exercise, a good diet and getting enough sleep, can pay big dividends on improving memory function ...