Memory
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![Aboriginal people creating shapes with red sand on the ground in Aboriginal art style.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/AFGxgTi8QafVRTMbmretMo-320-80.jpg)
Aboriginal memory technique may work better than Sherlock's 'memory palace'
By Stephanie Pappas published
An Aboriginal memory technique that uses narrative and geography may outperform the famous "mind palace" technique.
![The brain regions in the parietal cortex involved in exaggerating similar memories.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uu2WfzJsZ78Z53gzRJERX-320-80.jpg)
Your brain warps your memories so you can remember them better
By Stephanie Pappas published
The brain exaggerates the differences between similar memories in order to recall them more effectively.
![An illustration of a person in a hat following footsteps.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FSZkch4SdAh2ZHZ87xwGE4-320-80.jpg)
Sherlock Holmes' famous memory trick really works
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
An ancient technique can boost your memory to the level of memory champions.
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This gooey, brainless blob can store memories
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Slime molds imprint "memories" of where they've recently found food.
![A person is smelling her food.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/B4qtBQHhke9F622LiCRbxJ-320-80.jpg)
Why Do Smells Trigger Strong Memories?
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
The delicious scent of baking bread wafting out from the open doors of a nearby bakery can act like a time portal.
![An illustration of a brain.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EFHBXte47R3CHuqRK4JtCa-320-80.jpg)
Why'd I Come in Here? A Brain Zap Could Boost That Fuzzy Memory
By Yasemin Saplakoglu published
A quick zap to the brain could help revive missing memories.
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A Dose of Anesthesia Could Blunt Traumatic Memories
By Stephanie Pappas published
A new study raises hopes for a minimally-invasive PTSD treatment.
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Could 'Memory-Erasing' Implants Help Prevent Drug Relapses? It Worked for These Rats.
By Brandon Specktor published
These rats loved cocaine — until they got their memories "erased."
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