I wonder if one of the reasons why computer games seem to improve memory is because they relax the user and help distress?
Insect and human brains are vastly different, and although caffeine has many effects in people, like increasing alertness, whether it improves memory is unclear.
The idea that active retrieval of information from memory improves memory is not a new one: William James proposed this idea in 1890, and Edwina Abbott and Arthur Gates provided support for this idea in the early part of the 20th century (James, 1890; Abbott, 1909; Gates, 1917).
Annual sales of supplements that are intended to improve memory are close to $300 million, with most of that from products containing ginkgo, he said.
The report, completed by the Institute of Medicine at the request of the Defense Department, concluded that some specific methods — the use of special daily diaries, for instance, to improve memory — were backed by more evidence than others.
I was going to write it down, but with my vastly improved memory there is no need.
This could explain why improved memory function was observed in the same mouse model when phenylbutyrate was administered (Ricobaraza et al, 2009) and the fact that SAHA could rescue age-associated memory impairment in mice when injected directly into the hippocampus (Peleg et al, 2010).
Improved memory has been suggested as a benefit of mindfulness, so let's see if this is the case for you.
Improved memory characteristics are observed for the Cu/GeO x /W structures as compared to the Al/GeO x /W cross-points owing to AlO x formation at the Al/GeO x interface.
A seven-layer inorganic ECD with significantly improved optical memory is designed by means of the embedment of Ta2O5 layers between ions conductive layer and electrochromic layers.
