martes, 12 de agosto de 2008

It stimulates your memory


Definition of memory: Memory is the ability of the mind to retain and recall information that has been acquired by a particular time of life.

Types of Memory: There are two types of memory:

* Memory in the short and long term. The short-term memory is one that allows withhold the information from five to ten minutes maximum, unless there is a conscious effort to try to remember; otherwise, the information is forgotten.
* The long-term memory is one that contains a large amount of information, facts and experiences prior events. We can retain large amounts of information for years, without making any conscious effort to do so.
* Some tips for improving memory:

1. Memorize something every day: The more you use your brain will have more ability to retain and get new information.

2. Pay attention: Many people who have little say little capacity for memory and learning, have little capacity for learning, have little focus on what they want to learn. Sometimes we want to memorize something, and we are focusing on several things at once and distract us from the main objective.

3. Organize your work: The organization is extremely important for memory. Not only facilitates the memory, but also allows you to structure and categorize the information in an orderly manner and sequence.

4. Use your multi-sensory system: The more we can engage the senses in memory, may be most remembered. There are people who best remember one thing they have heard and not what they have seen, smelled or touched; other hand, have a memory kinestésica. When you attempt to memorize something, you can also keep in mind, its smell, its sound or its frame.

5. Use your imagination: Remember that imagination is one of the most powerful tools that exist. The more things we can imagine, the recall will be much easier. We can imagine all sorts of experiences and situations that allow us to engage with what we want to learn and remember, when we succeed in cultivating this skill will become an invaluable resource in the process of memory.

6. Emphasizes the most of the most outstanding details: This way you can store and recall things more easily and obtain the maximum benefit.

7. Use the right side of the brain: this is associated with creativity, to capture and learn in a holistic manner. To encourage your learning incorporates the use of colors, highlight, imagination. This study will be less boring.

8. Keep your health in good condition: Good health is essential to the student. If your diet is not the most appropriate may also be affected memory, so try to eat foods rich in protein, lots of fruit (remember that the brain is fed glucose) in your daily diet includes fiber and vegetables. Good nutrition is essential in learning.

9. Feel motivated by what you do: Because they always remember what you care about most, seeks, through your limbic brain, be motivated, since what has no relevance to what you forget quickly.

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