How to Improve Your Memory - Easy Ways to Improve Memory
Science writer Gretchen Reynolds offers simple methods for upgrading your powers of recall.
By Gretchen Reynolds
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the September 2012 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine 
Illustration: Kagan McLeod
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A Union College study suggests that you can amplify the cognitive benefits of exercise by using your head during a workout. Participants played an "exergame," in which they rode a bike equipped with a virtual reality display that showed them navigating a 3-D landscape. After three months, the exergamers fared better on tests involving short-term memory than a control group that rode a traditional stationary bike. |
