221204 917 Mind & Body Mental Health & Well-Being Memory Improvement true Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:17:34 -0700 /system/videos/2/61/28/22/222861.flv remembering,memory,jogging,word,name,blanking,retrieving,information,blank,mind How To Remember a Word or Name You've Blanked on http://www.howcast.com/videos/221204-How-To-Remember-a-Word-or-Name-Youve-Blanked-on http://www.howcast.com/videos/221204-How-To-Remember-a-Word-or-Name-Youve-Blanked-on/edit approved 74 640 480 <object width="425" height="352" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=221204"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=221204" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="352" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 17 downpourpro http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/221204/Picture_5_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.png 2589 false false false 90917 0 20 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/221204/20.jpg Move or wave your hands. Canadian researchers have found that gesturing activates both the language and memory part of the brain, increasing your chances of remembering the word you’re looking for.

]]> 90918 1 32 Tip Wave your hands while you’re trying to memorize something. One study found that this makes you three times more likely to retain it.

]]> 90919 2 37 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/221204/37.jpg Move your eyes back and forth horizontally. It activates both the “spatial” right brain and the “logical” left brain, and together they can help you retrieve the lost word.

]]> 90920 3 46 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/221204/46.jpg Run through the alphabet in your head. When you come to the first letter of the word you’re looking for, it often triggers your memory.

]]> 90921 4 54 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/221204/54.jpg Fuggedaboudit. In a British study, people who stopped searching for the right word were 30 percent more successful at remembering it than those who kept struggling. Trying too hard makes things worse by causing stress, which impairs memory.

]]> 90922 5 65 Fact Some research indicates we forget 30 percent of what we hear after 20 minutes, and 50 percent within half an hour.

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