Written By: Shraddha Rupavate | Published : December 10, 2014 5:49 PM IST
New York, Dec 10: According to a new study that appeared in the journal Psychological Science, improving memory could be as easy as saving a file on a computer. Researchers from University of California, Santa Cruz suggest that the action of saving a file helps our brain to generate free space. This free space can be used to remember a new piece of information.
How does it work?
When you save a piece of information, you know that even if you forget it you have a back up and can anytime go back to it for future reference. In this way the brain is assured that the piece of information is not lost. This allows the brain to focus on new information, helping you to learn better, says Benjamin Storm, psychological scientist and study author. (Read: A gram of turmeric a day could boost your memory)
For the study, the researchers involved 20 college students. These students were made to follow the study protocol
Results:
Students who saved the file A before moving to file B remembered more words from File B compared to those who had simply closed file A. According to Storm, forgetting plays an essential role in supporting the adaptive functioning of memory and cognition. (Read: Boost your memory with these food items)
Source: IANS
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