How to Soundly Improve Memory Can find the car keys again?
kids from soccer practice on time. Often, we can laugh these small incidences off, but why settle for that? Researchers may have just uncovered a simple way to improve your memory during sleep. Neuroscientists (brain specialists) at Northwestern University recently conducted a small but interesting study that demonstrated that playing sounds associated with objects (such as the sound of keys jiggling) during a person’s sleep helped their memory regarding these items when awake. The sleep-memory connection certainly is not a new scientific concept. Researchers have concluded over the years with various forms of sleep-memory studies and interventions that, basically, improved sleep equals improved memory. Here I will review the basics of “sleep hygiene” and some sleep-memory “games” — and hopefully help you to not only sleep more soundly — but also remember where those car keys are in the morning! 1 Start a good night’s sleep with a routine ritual and good sleep hygiene. Getting ready