May 11—THOMASVILLE- Two students, ages 9-10, achieved Memory Master status in April after memorizing more than 500 facts and completing four separate oral testing events with 100-percent accuracy.

Back in the day, children spent a lot of time memorizing dates, figures, and formulas. Then the internet came along and made that seem quaint. I memorized “in 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue” back ...

There's a longstanding belief that when someone loses one ability, another improves correspondingly. New research bears this out – in one scenario, at least – as it indicates that blind people ...

Ever worried that all the information you've crammed in during a study session might not stay in your memory? The answer might be going for a run, according to a new study published in Cognitive ...

When you have to memorize fast, it can feel like there’s a lot riding on your ability to recall information verbatim. Whether it’s a presentation for work, a speech for class, or lines for a play, ...

Some researchers suggest these are not distinct types of memory, but rather stages of memory. In this view, memory begins in sensory memory, transitions to short-term memory, and then may move to long ...