Train memory
January 21st, 2010 | 
Author: The main thing – peace of
Reasons that can impair the functioning of our memory, enough. Basically it is a head injury, prolonged use of hypnotics and tranquilizers, alcohol, cigarettes, strong tea. Affect and depression, fatigue, chronic sleep deprivation, and even the overabundance of information, which creates television and newspapers.
The easiest way to cope with such a cause of weakening of memory, as lack of vitamins, trace elements and water. Eat certain foods: carrots stimulates the metabolism, the pineapple is required to retain in memory a large amount of information, fish rich in essential fatty acids, strengthens the mind, onions rid of fatigue, nuts give the energy of the brain, lemon freshness to ideas. But the most powerful means of reinforcing the work of memory, are ginseng and glucose.
Brain Training is as important for the organism, as well as training the body. In the process of memory involves the entire brain, but the main burden falls on the hippocampus, which decreases with age in size, and a man thus loses the ability to clearly remember the information. So in addition to sports and regular physical activities that enhance the blood supply to the brain, it is important to engage and "mental exercises", dedicating them to at least 20 minutes a day. The simplest exercise of memory is solving a crossword puzzle and learning languages.
Another enemy of memory – stress. A quiet man is able to remember and recall two times more information than a person in the state of stress. Get your answer from memory can be, if relax, switch to another theme or give a call to the other party's initiative. Brain to find the necessary information we need time.
With age
Often, memory impairment associated with caring person to retire: changing lifestyles and rhythm, reduced mental and physical stress, it becomes less communication. Memory depends on the vitality, so it is very important, despite the age, to continue to live a full life: communicating with people interested in new things, to love the world and themselves.
Absent – a scourge not only the elderly, it is associated with inattention. Speaking the language of science, with the process of recording information. Many things we do automatically, and with the age of such action becomes more and more. Therefore, trying to scroll through this step back, many face the fact that nothing can not remember: "Where do I put my passport?", "Ambassador I soup?", "Closure of the door?". The first means of automatic action – to pause and switch the brain to the conscious work. And in his spare time you can do this exercise: mentally, with eyes closed, commit your habitual action: making tea, people travel to work or remove the apartment.
Being in a situation where it is particularly important to remember something, concentrate, you can use so-called "memory switch". Use any gesture or movement, for instance, lift up a finger. Whatever sign you choose, it will help you be more attentive.
Tactics store
Large amount of information easier to remember if you build a connection between the events and details. There are a number of techniques. For example, you need to remember 15-20 random words. Between them in mind to build the associative array and stick to it, no matter how ridiculous it may seem. Take, for memorizing words: mouse, plate, stone, water, sand, flowers, sky, leaf, little girl, an apple. To facilitate the task, are building a chain of associations: the mouse sits on the plate, the plate is on a stone, a stone sticking out of the water, the water goes into the sand, sand covered the flowers, the flowers are looking at the sky, the sky is falling leaf, the leaf turns over a little girl, little girl eating an apple . Version of this exercise – mentally think of a scenario with the specified objects in the lead roles. Classes should begin with more simple words that denote objects, and gradually move to the words denoting concepts. If you get a rhyme memorize something, he will be remembered much easier and faster.
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