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Make a Fist to Jog Your Memory

You know the name of that movie! It’s right on the tip of your tongue, but it just won’t come out of your mouth because you can’t at the moment retrieve it from your brain.

 

Or you meet someone you know very well, start to introduce them to a friend and you can’t think of their name.

 

Next time that happens try making a fist and see if that name pops into your head.

 

Sounds a little crazy doesn’t it. But recent research indicates fist clenching can help improve memory when data goes into your brain and … Read the rest