Your memory during exams isn’t just related to how much you study. It also also about how your brain functions under pressure.

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Rather than holding information in specific areas of the brain, our memories are represented by the connections between neurons, called synapses. According to a recent study from the Salk Institute in ...

To better retain what you study, try this science-backed practice that will help you remember things long-term.

We tend to think of memory as exclusively the brain’s domain, but new research suggests that this view may be far too narrow.

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Scientists discovered that high-fat junk food disrupts memory circuits in the brain almost immediately. Within just four days, neurons in the hippocampus became overactive, impairing memory. Restoring ...

Elephants have excellent memories. In fact, researchers suggest their memory is just as good as that of dolphins and apes. An elephant never forgets might be an exaggeration, but elephants actually ...