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Photographic Memory Training 101 – The Basics : Photographic Memory

Article by Greg Frost

You need to know that the mind works with the senses a lot as the flow of information comes from the outside world to the one inside us in the cortex of the brain. How it works is that the mind does a lot of association in the first place, which means that whatever information there is in the first place that we get exposed to, the brain associates to whichever sense that is closest to… Continue reading

Vitamins – the basics : Vitamins

Article by Mark Kimathi

Vitamins are micro-nutrients. They were discovered by Eijkman (1897) in Indonesia, Java, while studying a disease called beriberi common among natives whose main diet was rice. He noticed that fowl fed on polished rice, developed beri beri, but not when fed on crudely milled rice.

In 1911 Funk obtained an alcoholic extract of the outer husk of rice which cured beri beri. This was thought to be a vital amine introducing the name vitamine. The “e”… Continue reading

Brain Training Basics

Brain training refers to activities you can do to help improve your brain health and ultimately improve your cognitive memory and other key brain functions. In order to understand why brain training works you need to understand how your brain functions and grows.

Our brain is an ever evolving organ. If you are using it and feeding it knowledge and stimulation it can continue to grow in capacity and make more connections necessary for critical thinking. If you are not… Continue reading

Brain Training Basics

Brain training refers to activities you can do to help improve your brain health and ultimately improve your cognitive memory and other key brain functions. In order to understand why brain training works you need to understand how your brain functions and grows.

Our brain is an ever evolving organ. If you are using it and feeding it knowledge and stimulation it can continue to grow in capacity and make more connections necessary for critical thinking. If you are not… Continue reading

Memory Exercises : Memory Exercises Are Great But Get the Basics Right First

Many people who start to experience memory fade, at whatever age this my start, often jump to the mistaken belief they have a serious problem. This is a mistake. Most people who start to experience memory loss or simple forgetfulness can do many simple things before ever going on to thinking there is something serious wrong.

There are indeed many excellent memory exercises that can help you to remember lists and speeches and much else you may feel the need… Continue reading