20 Ways to Quickly Improve Your Memory

June 25, 2007 by  
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Memory is the mental activity of recalling learned and/or experienced information. There are 2 types of memory: Short-term memory Long-term memory In short-term memory information is stored for a few seconds or a few minutes. Such memory is fragile and is able to hold an average of SEVEN items (phone numbers, credit card numbers, etc.), In long term memory we store information needed for our lives / jobs / etc. Sometimes, accessing information stored in long-term memory requires a conscious effort to recall: personal memories related to our experiences (episodic memory), factual data not connected to time or place (semantic…Read the Rest