New Research on Memory!

A recent article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, details new findings of our memory. You can read a summary of the article by following this link to Live Science. Essentially, it reiterates what we talked about last week: in order to process, encode, and retain information, we have to first pay attention - and be motivated to do so and regulate our ability to do so - but when we do pay attention, we are able to encode a lot more information than previously thought. I enjoyed this article because it blended my interests in cognitive science and motivation. In what ways do you believe this information could be useful and applicable for teachers?