‘Invoking a memory palace involves picturing some structure or place in your mind, and linking items you want to remember with specific locations around that place.’Illustration: Guardian Design; ...

A new study shows that accessing happy memories can help stave off depression in teens, so I tried building a memory palace to house my happy thoughts. I have a pile of Instax snapshots I pull out ...

What if your mind could replay your life like a perfectly organized movie library and even screen the coming attractions? For TL, a 17-year-old high school student, it’s just a typical Tuesday. She’s ...

Memorizing a poem is like taking a work of art that you love and letting it live and bloom inside of you. By Melissa Kirsch The first poem I memorized was “Pinkle Purr” by A.A. Milne. I was around ...

I’ve long thought Rhode Island is at heart a village. We celebrate any native who charts their way to impressive things. And so I was intrigued to hear of the heights reached by Nate DiMeo, who grew ...

Do you always forget where you put your keys? Or maybe you're trying to memorize information for an exam or a presentation? Memory plays a crucial role in many of our day-to-day activities, but it can ...

This month, Vishvaa Rajakumar won the Memory League World Championship, which tests memorization skills. He shared some of his techniques with The Times. By Michael S. Rosenwald In early February, ...

Forget highlighting textbooks until they’re rainbow-colored or writing notes until your hand cramps. The memory technique that students use to ace exams involves turning familiar locations into ...

Where does memory live? Chance encounters with smells, songs or objects evoke forgotten, sometimes unimportant moments, even when meaningful ones have disappeared from our recollections. Memory ...