Volume 4 Issue 11 Nov 2014
MEMORY: USE IT OR LOSE IT!!
Memory is an important cognitive function in all the stages of life, although we feel its ultimate need only in studentship.
The popular image of memory is a neural super-computer of huge capacity and speed. However, there are high chances to lose the memory if not properly created/ stored or rehearsed. So what can possibly be done to improve the memory?.. A strong memory depends on the health and vitality of our brain. Balanced diet, physical exercise and healthy lifestyle certainly add up to the sharp memory. Stress has a significant effect on memory formation and learning. So dealing with the stress & emotional issues in time, keeping healthy relationship and support system
helps one to do better with thinking & memory.
Adult learning follow no different protocol than child learning. Everyone can certainly learn and memorize new information at all ages (in absence of cognitive disorders). While learning & remembering a new information, certain tricks can help, like, using mnemonic, acronyms, visualization, abstract thinking & correlating the new information with the one already known. Try to break the task in simple steps, organize, use multiple senses like, audio-visual information, move from simple to complex concepts and most importantly rehearse, as the old saying, ‘practice makes man perfect!’.
Assistant Professor, MGMIHS, Navi Mumbai
