Improving your memory

In the modern world, people are lifelong learners (= never stop learning) to improve their lives. For continuous learning, our short-term memory or long-term memory plays a vital role.

Everyone has moments of forgetfulness for a while, especially when we get busy. Although forgetfulness can be a normal occurrence, having a poor memory can be frustrating.

When I was young, I heard that genetics plays a role in memory loss, especially in serious neurological (= related to the brain) conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease. After listening to this video, I’ve discovered that diet and lifestyle also have a major impact on our memory. The video also informed me of some precious ways to improve our memory naturally and I would like to share this knowledge with all my friends. Please enjoy and practice these techniques to enhance your memory during your rotationed day off.

Listen to the podcast and note down the vocabulary that is mentioned.

Listen again and complete the summary below, with the words below. Note:- there are TWO EXTRA words.

visual / styles / bananas / receive / discuss / contextual / recall / factors / memories / drawing

Memory is the ability to encode, store and ___________________ information. One way in which we can improve our _____________ is through diet. Eggs, spinach and ___________ are examples of food which support good memory function. Memory function can be affected by a number of _________________, such as anxiety and stress. There are three main _______ of encoding memories, ________________, auditory and kinaesthetic. Recent research has also discovered that _________________ aids memory function because we create __________________ representations of the things we want to remember.

When you are ready, enter you answers in the test sheet below