Prevent learning overload

By Francesca Burgoyne2013-01-01T10:19:00

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Francesca Burgoyne from the RSC helps you prepare for the year with tips to boost your memory and make the most of your learning

The new year means a chance to start afresh and resolve to do better in the coming year. I’m sure many of you will have made resolutions to get fit, take up a hobby, volunteer for a charity (mine will be to eat less cake…). As we’re interested in chemistry – and any good chemical process should be efficient – how about resolving to learn more efficiently by getting the best out of your memory? After all, learning is essentially a result of chemical processes in your brain forming memories and making connections between them.

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