Our brain is a mysterious " And when you suddenly find yourself unable to remember someone's name or what you ate for lunch, it's really frustrating..

But not everything is so sad. The good news is that scientists have uncovered the secret to fighting this " Research has proven the effectiveness of a number of ways (some of them may seem strange to you) to help improve short-term memory..

Who hasn’t had to deal with the situation when you walk decisively into another room and suddenly realize that... you can’t remember what purpose you came there for. Or another situation: you smile sweetly and shake hands with someone, but you can’t even approximately remember the name of this person. Well, the most favorite: run to the grocery store for sunflower oil, and return with oranges, ice cream, potatoes, but... without oil.

How annoying is that! Me, for example, for sure!

Symptoms of short-term memory impairment can be caused by a variety of reasons.. For example, preoccupation with problems and thoughts, distractions, decreased attention, or a weakening of the memory function itself.. This happens in most people over the years, aggravated in old age, but in young people it also happens very often.. Most often due to overload and overwork.

But there's nothing that can't be fixed. Try the following ways to improve short-term memory and you will see that in a few weeks - it will improve drastically. And don't be alarmed if some of the tricks seem a bit strange to you.. It's ok and it's even more fun. So:.

Chew gum when you need to learn or remember something. What is your favorite chewing gum flavor Run to the store and buy immediately! I believe that even students and students should be allowed to chew gum in classrooms.. Indeed, one of the studies proves the fact that during this “process” our reactions improve and quite significantly. For unknown reasons, chewing activates the area of \u200b\u200bthe brain - the hypothalamus, which is responsible for memory..

Scientists from the UK conducted the following experiment: they divided the participants into two groups, one of which was given chewing gum, and the other was not.. After that, they asked them to memorize a set of words.

The result was stunning: participants who chewed gum remembered 24% more information immediately, and 36% more after a while..

Move your eyes from side to side. I imagine you laughing at this advice!

“After all, it just looks crazy from the side! " Nevertheless, it is this technique that helps to stimulate memory..

According to research, moving the eyeballs in a horizontal direction from side to side “connects” the work of the two hemispheres of the brain and activates their activity..

The study found that participants who moved their eyes from side to side for 30 seconds in the morning were 10% more effective on their memory tasks afterwards..