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A well-functioning memory needs to be kept just as fit as the body.
This is a good way to jog your memory:<\/p>\n
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People need social relationships. Socialising with other people boosts brain function. But contact with pets, especially dogs, also stimulates the brain.
Many areas of the brain are used during laughter. Laughter helps people to become more open and free. There are many ways to bring more joy and laughter into your life, such as spending time with children, looking at funny pictures, surrounding yourself with good-humoured people and laughing at your embarrassing moments instead of taking yourself too seriously.<\/p>\n
All forms of puzzles such as crossword puzzles, Sudoku and mathematical number puzzles help to improve memory. Strategic tasks and games are very useful for memory.
Don't be afraid of the new and unknown. Everything you have to learn anew is a challenge for the brain and promotes memory.
The more fun and interest you have in the memory exercises, the more effective they are.<\/p>\n
When shopping, add up the total of the items in the trolley in your head before going to the checkout. The challenge for the brain is to total the sum calculated in your head as accurately as possible.<\/p>\n
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At the end of the day, it is a good memory exercise to tell your partner or yourself what happened that day.<\/p>\n
Tips for improving learning skills and memory<\/strong><\/p>\n What is not absorbed by the brain cannot be remembered later. That's why it's important to pay attention and listen to everything you learn. It takes about eight seconds of intense concentration on a particular detail to store new information in the brain for the long term.
Use as many senses as possible when learning, for example consciously absorbing colours, smells, textures or sounds. Information is absorbed and stored in the brain through associations.
Link new information with the already known information.
For more complicated information, it is better to concentrate on the basic idea than on individual details.
Repeat the information learnt in your head in your own words.<\/p>\n