‘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 ...

Have you ever walked into a room and forgotten why you were there? Or struggled to recall a key detail during an important conversation? Memory lapses like these can feel frustrating, even inevitable, ...

In some episodes of the TV series Sherlock Holmes starring Benedict Cumberbatch, it is possible to observe the main character using a mnemonic technique which he calls “mind palace.” In this technique ...

There is an ancient method utilized by memory champions and scholars which uses visualization and association. By creating these visual images in the mind, information is easily encoded in a memorable ...

True photographic memory as depicted in pop culture doesn’t exist. That’s because too much detail would defeat our ability to make a quick decision based on experience. However, some people have ...