Cognition and Memory

neurofitness: week 3

Memory is the centerpiece of good cognitive function, and good memory functioning is the direct result of the quality of attention. There are different strategies to improve our attention and therefore improve our memory and cognition.

How Memories Form and How We Lose Them

Think back to a really vivid memory. Got it? Now try to remember what you had for lunch three weeks ago. That second memory probably isn’t as strong—but why not? Why do we remember some things, and not others? And why do memories eventually fade? Catharine Young gives the basics on memory and memory loss

-Catharine Young

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Does Stress Affect Your Memory?

The Complex Relationship Between Stress And Memory

You spend weeks studying for an important test. On the big day, you wait nervously as your teacher hands it out. You’re working your way through, when you’re asked to define “ataraxia.” You know you’ve seen the word before, but your mind goes blank. What just happened? Elizabeth Cox details the complex relationship between stress and memory.

-Elizabeth Cox