Cognition and Memory
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
By: Catharine Young
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.
