Brain

What state are you in?

How does what state you’re in relate to state-dependent learning? On the subject of state-dependent learning, in other words, being in the same emotional/physical state to recall information as you were when you learned it…. Some experiments with rose scent at the University of Lübeck in Germany, showed that people were [...]

Brain

I can do it, so why can’t he?

My lovely husband has a fantastic auditory memory so he easily remembers what he hears. That explains the continual stream of Shakespeare quotes, Edward Lear poetry, the lyrics of any song he’s ever heard and the entire repertoire of Monty Python. Maybe you know someone like that? Me, on the [...]