
A Clever Trick Aids Memory
To improve recall of words and faces, try associating them with locations
Shelly Xuelai Fan is a PhD Candidate in Neuroscience at the University of British Columbia, where she studies protein degradation in neurodegenerative diseases. She is an aspiring science writer with an insatiable obsession with the brain. She mulls over neuroscience, microbiomes and nutrition over at Neurorexia. Follow Shelly Fan on Twitter @ShellyFan
To improve recall of words and faces, try associating them with locations
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