Sunday, August 31, 2008 Double-tasking helps boost memory! POST A COMMENT I'm big on single-tasking -- (which is the opposite of multi-tasking). 'Just harder to really excel at something if you're constantly switching up or being distracted by other things. I'm also big on 'Learning-by-doing: which gives me a chance to reflect on similar past experiences, while creating a new hands-on experience to maximize understanding and get better...'sounds right? 'Turns out, if ya want to boost your memory capacity -- I'm half right. Welcome Double-tasking: whereby memorizing (or associating) two things -- will boost memory, suggests a new study. So simplifying things to just two things (and bringing them together) helps in that brain plasticity -- (known as the ability of the brain to strengthen memory attention among other things). There's an 'area of the brain called the perirhinal cortex that also contributes to forming simple memories, says Science Daily -- (it was previously thought that only the area called the hippo campus was in charge of actually storing all memories). In layman's term, if you can connect and remember two easy parts, this will boosts your brains ability to better remember similar (and more complex) things. 'Speaking of plasticity here's a great video on Brain Aerobics: Source: Science Daily Labels: Brain Aerobics, brain-power, memory, plasticity, science 101, Tips posted by Henry Cruz at 4:27 PM 0 Comments: Post a Comment << Home     ARCHIVES October 2005 . November 2005 . December 2005 . August 2007 . September 2007 . October 2007 . November 2007 . December 2007 . March 2008 . April 2008 . May 2008 . June 2008 . July 2008 . August 2008 . September 2008 .