In addition to the above, there are also more variables which contribute to memory, short term or long term for example. Whether it be someone who uses their left or right brain more, they may find remembering events just passed a lot easier than events which occurred a few years back, depending on how it was presented. For example, George A Miller, when working at Bell Laboratories, conducted several experiments with letters using both short term and long term memory. He concluded that depending on how the letters were presented, you could remember them better in shorter or longer term. To point out a simple example, take a look at the following combination of letters:

FBIPHDTWAIBM

Jumbled together with no meaning what so ever, right? To the average person, this would seem correct. However, upon further analysis, breaking down the letters into sets of 3, you are presented with:

FBI PHD TWA IBM

Suddenly, you’re brain clicks and remembers the combination.

Generally, the rule with memory is, the more you do it, the easier you’ll remember it. Hence why learning at day 0 is just as important than learning at day 100 or year 20. Even though you may believe your child or a young baby is not retaining anything you’re doing, by a matter of fact they actually are, and at some point in their life, they will most likely replicate your habit or particular style with their own.

For those who are intrigued by memory and the brain in general, I would recommend reading Wikipedia to begin with and take it from there. Many people over the years have contributed to this amazing article and all the ones following, not to mention all the websites and blogs devoted to the mind and memory itself. You can view the article at the end of this article.

In addition to all the above, to improve your memory or help retain more things, I would recommend eating certain vegetables and fruit, or well adding them to your current diet. These will help not only improve memory but your mental health and well being. As we all know, carrots are great for our eyes, but are there? It’s simply the vitamins that are carried within them which helps our brain and body.

• Cantaloupe
• Blueberries
• Asparagus
• Black Currants
• Kale
• Sweet potatoes
• Watermelon
• Tomatoes
• Red Cabbage
• Cherries
• Radishes
• Strawberries

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Has anyone experienced their eyelid twitching? It may be for a few seconds or it could go on for days, depending on the cause. For the past few days, eyelid twitching is what I’m currently experiencing and as I work on a computer all day long, it has become quite of an annoyance, even though I’m well aware a computer should be the last thing I’m on.

Investigating this eyelid twitch further, I went to Google and discovered eyelid twitching is brought on by one or several things. Examining these causes wasn’t too surprising, in fact I actually guessed 60% of them. The most common causes for eyelid twitching (or eye twitching) are:-

Stress (*)

Fatigue

Lack of sleep (*)

Corneal irritation or injury

Prolonged staring or eye strain(*)

Neurological disorders

Possibly Hereditary

I have marked the causes with a (*) which I believe are causing my eyelid twitch. As you can see, these are probably the most common as we deal with all these factors every day, assuming you’re a workaholic like myself and sit in front of a computer. From here, I can choose to reduce the amount time spent on the computer and more time sleeping or I can continue my current regime and see what comes from it. Most people who are in tune with their own bodies and mind on a healthy state would probably do as I suggested firstly, however since my job entails working on the computer from 9-5, 5 days a week plus on the weekend, unfortunately I will be sticking to the second suggestion – pathetic right?

As I’m respectful for all the information I read and learn from, I just wish to state the above common causes were obtained from the Eye Doctor Guide. A very interesting website regarding the eyes (the pathway to your soul!). You can find more information here: eyedoctorguide.com/eye_problems/eye-twitching.html