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Why Do You Feel Nervous Before an Exam? Before an important test, your heart races, your palms sweat, and your mind can suddenly go blank. This is your body’s natural “fight-or-flight” response kicking in. But when the reaction is too strong, it disrupts focus and makes it harder to recall what you’ve studied. Test anxiety … Read more
Memory and Forgetting: The Brain’s Survival Strategy Why Your Brain Chooses What to Remember Every day, our brains are bombarded with an overwhelming amount of information. But we don’t remember everything we experience. Instead, the brain filters and selects information that’s deemed important for survival or daily functioning. For example, critical safety information or emotionally … Read more
Is it possible to memorize 100 vocabulary words in a single day? Most learners approach vocabulary memorization with mindless repetition—writing and reading words over and over. Yet many of these words disappear from memory within days. Why? Because the brain is designed to quickly discard information it deems irrelevant. The solution? Ultra-short-term memory techniques that … Read more