Studying Techniques

Less is more when it comes to making study notes

When it comes to making study notes, less is more. Ever noticed how hard it is to retain information if it’s coming at you too fast to absorb it? It’s as if it’s ‘not going in’ your brain to start with, and if it ain’t in there, you’re hardly going [...]

Memory

The secret to remembering what you learn

When it comes to memory and remembering what you learn, you wouldn’t be the first to ask yourself if there’s something wrong with you! If you’re perfectly normal, that is! That’s to say, forgetting things is perfectly normal. Beating yourself up about it, is optional! So if it’s normal to [...]

Brain

United we stand, divided we… do even better!

If the Bible is to be believed, God, angry at people building the Tower Of Babel in order to reach heaven, destroyed their tower and their ability to cooperate freely by making them speak in different languages, thus creating confusion and preventing communication. It’s a good story! But perhaps from [...]

Brain, Health

Eat well for a better memory in regulated diploma exams

Did you know, your brain is easily the greediest organ in your body and even though it’s only 2% of your body weight, it gobbles up 25% of all the energy from the food you eat! So it’s hardly surprising that what you eat affects how well you can think [...]

Brain, General

Snails take power naps too!

Are power naps good for snails and other animals too? Great pond snails sleep for 10% of their life. You can tell which ones are in the land of nod. They’re the ones hanging on to a solid surface, muscles relaxed and tentacles partly withdrawn. Most animals have a preferred [...]

Health, Memory

Sleeping for success – memory consolidation

. Sounds good, doesn’t it! Wouldn’t it be great if, instead of slogging away at your revision, napping was the key to better revision! Well it is – sort of! Studies at the University of Tübingen in Germany have shown very convincingly, that sleep plays a very important role in [...]