We would like to thank our families for their patience and understanding as we took time off
to work on this book. We dedicate this book to Dr. Howard Eichenbaum, a leader in the field�…

Executive planning, the ability to direct and sustain attention, language and several types of
memory may be compromised by conditions such as stroke, traumatic brain injury, cancer�…

In this paper, we evaluate the pragmatic turn towards embodied, enactive thinking in
cognitive science, in the context of recent empirical research on the memory palace�…

NeverMind is an interface and application designed to support human memory. We combine
the memory palace memorization method with augmented reality technology to create a tool�…

The term neurodegenerative disorders, encompasses a variety of underlying conditions,
sporadic and/or familial and are characterized by the persistent loss of neuronal subtypes�…

As revolutionary as Emotional Intelligence, this is the first book to explore the tremendous
importance of working memory—a stronger predictor of success in life than IQ—and provide�…

We investigated the impact of an increased level of immersion on the effectiveness of the
method of loci (also memory palace). This is an old memorization strategy which relies on�…

Working memory (WM) training is a prevalent intervention for multiple cognitive deficits,
however, the transfer effects to other cognitive tasks from gains in WM induced by different�…

Despite all our highly publicized efforts to improve our schools, the United States is still
falling behind. We recently ranked 15th in the world in reading, math, and science. Clearly�…

Recently, researchers have identified word animacy as a strong predictor of recall. In
contrast, the method of loci is an ancient mnemonic technique which takes advantage of�…