A quick note to announce that these blog carnivals (collections of selected blog posts on specific topics) are available:

- Grand Rounds: spectacular edition of the best health and medicine blog carnival, presented in 100% haiku form! 

- Encephalon: neuroscience and psychology topics

- Human Resources: good roundup of posts for HR professionals

- Update 1: The Education one just appeared. Great for teachers and school staff

- Update 2: Tangled Bank is online too, with great science-related posts

 

Also, you can check my new article at the Huffington Post on 10 Habits of Highly Effective Brains.

Q: How can I improve my memory? Is there a daily exercise I can do to improve it?

A: The most important component of memory is attention. By choosing to attend to something and focus on it, you create a personal interaction with it, which gives it personal meaning, making it easier to remember.
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