Good mood = bad memory

Well this new research is somewhat comforting–when you’re in a good mood (say, enjoying an incredible meal with some friends, for example, at Enoteca Sociale–one of my faves btw) your working memory isn’t as strong (so, say your bestie gave you a rundown during dinner of all the shops you need to check out in Chicago, and you can’t remember a single one of them, this may be why).

Seems like a bit of a trade off, but you benefit from a good mood and all.

(as for the pic, sometimes something as simple as a colourful cupcake can put you in a good mood, right? Maybe that’s just me.)

(Image: flickr.com/bookgrl) 

Leave a Comment April 1, 2011

Remember me

What do women have in common with elephants? Good memories. Now there’s scientific proof from Cambridge University that women have better memories than men.

Leave a Comment July 15, 2010

Memory game

Have an upcoming games night and looking to crush your opponents? Make sure you get your zzz’s.

A Washington University study that focused on 24 students found that the students who slept in between studying and taking a computer word game test performed very strongly on the test. The researchers speculate that during slow-wave sleep, the hippocampus takes recently learned memories and moves them over to the long-term storage area of the brain.

2 Comments July 2, 2010