Pausing Memory Decline By Reading Aloud

• The Production Effect: Researchers have found that people remember words and texts better if those are read out aloud, as compared to silent reading.
• The Generation Effect: Words said aloud while giving a response to a question stand out, and are d...

• The ancient art of reading out aloud has many benefits like better recall, a better understanding of complex content, and even strengthening of emotional bonds.
• In most of our literary history, reading something meant reading it aloud by default, so that one can al...

Eating specific foods which were consumed in our early years can evoke powerful and emotional memories, lying dormant in our subconscious for decades. This is possible even if the food was first relished at an early age, which we cannot recall any memory of.

Example: Eating a certain f...