How to develop memory and attention?

A person does not have the ability to remember what happened to him at the dawn of his life, at the earliest infancy. This is because the memory of his brain is minimal. But in an adult, a fully formed human brain memory is quite extensive. With age, the amount of memory is increasing, but in old age, memory may be weakened. This process is explained by the fact that with age, a person ceases to strive for new knowledge and their assimilation, there is no constant training of memory. To prevent this from happening, a person at any age needs training and the development of memory and attention. Let us consider in more detail how to develop memory and attention, and what is required for this.


How to develop memory and attention in children?

Let's start with the childhood. Even if we have already emerged from it, it would be superfluous to help train and improve memory and attention to our children. At an early age, games that develop memory and attention are the most helpful. However, games for the development of memory or attention, develop not only these two properties. Any developing game helps a little person to train and improve thinking, perception, reaction and other mental functions.

The most common games for the development of attention and memory and exercises for quick thinking, are techniques for improving visual memory, the strongest in humans. These can be games-pictures "Find Differences" or, on the contrary, "Find the same objects". Or it can be pictures with objects painted on them, which the child must remember, then recognize only the silhouette of the object. No less important is the development of auditory memory. Learn with the child poems and fairy tales, read to him aloud, ask him to retell the reading. You can also develop tactile memory (sensations), motor memory and other types.

Training memory and attention in adults

There are many ways to develop memory and attention for adults, which we can do daily and on our own. Let us consider these ways of developing attention and memory in more detail. First and foremost, it is necessary to train your mindfulness, an attentive person has much better memory. If you travel by public transport, look at the passengers around you, remember the expressions of their faces, the color of hair and eyes, clothing, age. After a few days, try to remember and describe in detail what you saw.

We develop memory, thinking, attention on a daily basis, without knowing it, but it is worthwhile to make some conscious efforts. A very good way will be learning a foreign language, reading speed courses, computer or accounting courses. They will undoubtedly be useful to you, and at the same time - this is the new information that your brain seeks for, forcing the memory departments in it to memorize and assimilate it.

Stimulate the work of the brain, thereby improving memory and training attention, can be in several ways:

  1. Visit new places, socialize with new people.
  2. Buy new perfumes or essential oils, arrange an aromatherapy session.
  3. Taking a shower or doing other household chores, close your eyes and try to do everything from memory, it will also increase the sensitivity of other senses many times.
  4. Let's have more movements and lessons to the left hand, if you are right-handed, and vice versa. This will cause half the brain responsible for the "non-working" hand, to work more actively.
  5. You can learn not only a new language, but also Braille or sign language. This will enhance tactile sensations and develop motor memory.
  6. Read new books, magazines or newspapers, watch TV programs that you have not paid attention to before, learn new things.
  7. And, finally, try to think outside the box and creatively, develop the brain, make it work in previously unknown directions!