Can’t remember names? Try this trick to make them stick

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You’ve just listened to your doctor explain a treatment plan, heard a roomful of new names or sat through an important work presentation and you want to remember the details…

You might need to revisit a new name repeatedly in order to remember it. Photo / 123rf

You’ve just listened to your doctor explain a treatment plan, heard a roomful of new names or sat through an important work presentation and you want to remember the details later. Turns out, sitting quietly and doing nothing for a few minutes afterwards might help.

That’s the takeaway from a recent meta-analysis that explored the “wakeful rest effect” – the idea that a brief period of quiet rest immediately after learning something new helps you retain it. Researchers from the University of Notre Dame found that wakeful rest can benefit people across age groups, with larger effects for older adults and even those with anterograde amnesia, a condition that makes forming new…

The simple practice may support memory consolidation, the process by which fragile new information is strengthened into lasting…

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