Our brains have the capacity to store up to 2.5 petabytes of data.
True
Walking through a doorway triggers the brain to forget.
True
An estimated 65% of the population is categorized as auditory learners.
False - Visual
With your eyes sealed shut, you can recall more things.
True
Left-handed people (10% of the population) have better memories.
True
Good memories stick more than bad ones.
True
For each hour a person between the ages of 40 and 59 spends watching TV, their risk of developing Alzheimer's increases by 1.3%.
True
Surgical removal of half of the brain is possible with only minor consequences.
True
A quick nap can help you retain new information.
True
Sit up straight to recall memories more easily.
True
Sight is the sense most tuned to memory.
False - the smell
Your memory performs better indoors.
False - outdoors
Taking a photo of something makes your memories of it better.
False - worse
You are more likely to remember something if you say it out loud.
True
Most adults have an attention span of 2 hours.
False - 20 minutes
You have an average of 70,000 thoughts a week.
False - a day
