Scientific Secrets for a Powerful Memory Audiobook By Peter M. Vishton, The Great Courses cover art

Scientific Secrets for a Powerful Memory

 Preview
LIMITED TIME OFFER

3 months free
Try for $0.00
Offer ends July 31, 2025 at 11:59PM PT.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo after 3 months. Cancel anytime.

Scientific Secrets for a Powerful Memory

By: Peter M. Vishton, The Great Courses
Narrated by: Peter M. Vishton
Try for $0.00

$0.00/mo. after 3 months. Offer ends July 31, 2025 at 11:59PM PT. Cancel anytime.

Buy for $14.95

Buy for $14.95

Confirm purchase
Pay using card ending in
Switch payment method
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use, License, and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Taxes where applicable.
Cancel

Memory is, without a doubt, the most powerful (and practical) tool of everyday life. By linking both your past and your future, memory gives you the power to plan, to reason, to perceive, and to understand.

Yet while all of us have an amazing capacity for memory, there are plenty of times when it seems to fail us. Why does this happen? And how can you fix it? In Scientific Secrets for a Powerful Memory, you’ll explore the real research on how memory functions - and then apply these findings to help you make better use of the memory abilities you have. By tapping into a series of scientifically proven strategies, tricks, and techniques, and by practicing them through dynamic exercises, you’ll emerge from the end of this short course with the ability to process information more effectively and to increase your chance of remembering almost anything you want.

©2012 The Great Courses (P)2012 The Teaching Company, LLC Aging & Longevity Memory Improvement Personal Development Inspiring

Listeners also enjoyed...
Optimizing Brain Fitness Audiobook By Richard Restak, The Great Courses cover art
Optimizing Brain Fitness By: Richard Restak, and others
Changing Body Composition Through Diet and Exercise Audiobook By Michael Ormsbee, The Great Courses cover art
Changing Body Composition Through Diet and Exercise By: Michael Ormsbee, and others
How to Speak Effectively in Any Setting Audiobook By Molly Bishop Shadel, The Great Courses cover art
How to Speak Effectively in Any Setting By: Molly Bishop Shadel, and others
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Daily Life Audiobook By Jason M. Satterfield, The Great Courses cover art
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Daily Life By: Jason M. Satterfield, and others
Thinking Like an Economist: A Guide to Rational Decision Making Audiobook By Randall Bartlett, The Great Courses cover art
Thinking Like an Economist: A Guide to Rational Decision Making By: Randall Bartlett, and others
Neuroscience of Everyday Life Audiobook By The Great Courses cover art
Neuroscience of Everyday Life By: The Great Courses
Your Public Persona: Self-Presentation in Everyday Life Audiobook By Mark Leary, The Great Courses cover art
Your Public Persona: Self-Presentation in Everyday Life By: Mark Leary, and others
Understanding Investments Audiobook By Connel Fullenkamp, The Great Courses cover art
Understanding Investments By: Connel Fullenkamp, and others
Your Deceptive Mind: A Scientific Guide to Critical Thinking Skills Audiobook By Steven Novella, The Great Courses cover art
Your Deceptive Mind: A Scientific Guide to Critical Thinking Skills By: Steven Novella, and others
Food: A Cultural Culinary History Audiobook By Ken Albala, The Great Courses cover art
Food: A Cultural Culinary History By: Ken Albala, and others
The Brain-Based Guide to Communicating Better Audiobook By Professor Allison Friederichs Atkison, The Great Courses cover art
The Brain-Based Guide to Communicating Better By: Professor Allison Friederichs Atkison, and others
No Excuses: Existentialism and the Meaning of Life Audiobook By Robert C. Solomon, The Great Courses cover art
No Excuses: Existentialism and the Meaning of Life By: Robert C. Solomon, and others
Masters of Mindfulness: Transforming Your Mind and Body Audiobook By Shauna Shapiro, Rick Hanson, Kristine Carlson, Juna Mustad, The Great Courses cover art
Masters of Mindfulness: Transforming Your Mind and Body By: Shauna Shapiro, and others
Understanding the Dark Side of Human Nature Audiobook By Professor Daniel Breyer, The Great Courses cover art
Understanding the Dark Side of Human Nature By: Professor Daniel Breyer, and others
The Learning Brain Audiobook By The Great Courses cover art
The Learning Brain By: The Great Courses
Understanding the Mysteries of Human Behavior Audiobook By Mark Leary, The Great Courses cover art
Understanding the Mysteries of Human Behavior By: Mark Leary, and others
Think like a Stoic Audiobook By Massimo Pigliucci, The Great Courses cover art
Think like a Stoic By: Massimo Pigliucci, and others
The Passions: Philosophy and the Intelligence of Emotions Audiobook By Robert C. Solomon, The Great Courses cover art
The Passions: Philosophy and the Intelligence of Emotions By: Robert C. Solomon, and others
The Hidden Factor: Why Thinking Differently Is Your Greatest Asset Audiobook By Scott E. Page, The Great Courses cover art
The Hidden Factor: Why Thinking Differently Is Your Greatest Asset By: Scott E. Page, and others
How to Build a Thriving Workplace: A Leader’s Guide Audiobook By Beth Cabrera, The Great Courses cover art
How to Build a Thriving Workplace: A Leader’s Guide By: Beth Cabrera, and others
Effective Mnemonic Techniques • Good Major System Description • Cumulative Learning Approach
Highly rated for:
All stars
Most relevant  
if you are interested in mneumonic techniques, see Harry Lorayne's the memory book or, his 'How to improve your memory' if you want a short audiobook. Moonwalking with Einstein by Joshua foer was fun if you want a narrative about memory competitions along with some instructions.

with regards to false memories and many other mental biases and errors covered in behavioral economics 'thinking fast and slow' by Daniel kahneman is required reading if you haven't read it yet. there are many fantastic books on that topic but that one is a real treasure. it is like a manual for your brain's foibles.

all that said, if you are looking for something quick and concise this Great course is pretty great! he did cover a bunch of stuff about the basics of how memory works that I can't think of a better source for that I've read (one probably exists though :) And I hadn't heard of the Ebbinghaus forgetting function or its history, so that was a great takeaway from this course for me and made it worth buying.

good, but there are better books on these topics

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Extremely short (3hr). There's some information on how memories are stored (and forgotten), and some strategies on how to remember things, chiefly random digits.
This book didn't have to be so short. Lots of material to cover.
Not bad, but mostly useful to people who want to intensively practice memory techniques.

A couple techniques, if you'll practice

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Had a number of concepts that I’m familiar with but appreciated the cumulative effect of adding them up. Thought the instructor was good and the course while only 6 lectures was just detailed enough to really have an effect on me. Thank you.

Helpful overview with specifics

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
This is solid. I wish it was longer. I highly recommend it to anyone. More please.

Great

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
the homework is well worth the time and energy. but look up more on the systems he mentions independently.

easy listen simple execution friendly narrator

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Liked the book just weird to start with the first two chapters being on a new study method and the last two being general brain habits. Would do better in reverse(making the new learning methods optional) but all good info.

very informative but odd start

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Memory is the essence of our ability to learn, develop higher thinking and reason. We are born with a working memory. This course dispels misinterpretations about the memory process, explains why we forget (natural & essential), and details how to train it for better performance.

Taming & Training our most trusted companion

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
The course is short. But it's an excellent resource to put ur memory on the right track. If u want additional techniques and extended tools, I suggest Domic Obrien's Quantum Memory Power

A great Memery 101

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
very informative and fascinating. it is a good intro to how memory works. If you are looking to improve your memory other resources will be needed.

A good intro to your brain and memory.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Cannot practice techniques without any accompanying material. Stuck on repeating the chapters and the progress is very slow. Not at all happy with this one.

Where is the accompanying PDF?

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
See more reviews