When it comes to recall, it’s very much a case of ‘use it, don’t lose it’. Here’s how you can improve yours, at any age...
The forgetting curve is a visual representation of how much we forget if we don’t try to retain what we learn . To combat that, it’s vital to test your recall at intervals. You don’t need to try to remember something specific:, memory expert, grand master of memory and memory Guinness record holder, says you can improve your memory by practising recall at any time.
Matching-card memory games derive from Pelmanism, an early 20th-century brain-training system that claimed to correct “tendencies to indolence and inefficiency”. There are some fiendish versions now, with subtly different Portuguese tile patterns, or Frank Lloyd Wright geometric designs. Alternatively, the Alzheimer’s Society can send you a monthly “brain workout” in return for a donation, or if jigsaws are your jam, keep going: research shows they are good for cognitive function.
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