Memory Archive

Why Was Dementia Extremely Rare In Ancient Greece And Rome?

AncientPages.com | February 1, 2024

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - When analyzing 2,500-year-old medical texts, scientists were surprised to discover dementia was hardly mentioned at all. Everything indicates memory loss was more or

Rhetorica ad Herennium: Ancient Book That Improves Your Memory Using Method Of Loci – You Can Test It Easily

AncientPages.com | November 13, 2023

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Written by an unknown author in the 80s B.C, Rhetorica ad Herennium is the first known book on the art of memorization. Those who

Evolution

Genes For Learning And Memory Are 650 Million Years Old – Study Shows

AncientPages.com | July 19, 2023

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - A team of scientists led by researchers from the University of Leicester have discovered that the genes required for learning, memory, aggression and

Perplexing Accounts Of Ancient People Who Demonstrated Incredible Powers Of The Human Mind

AncientPages.com | February 1, 2019

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Every now and then we read news about a prodigy child or an adult who has demonstrated unusual brain powers. Much about the human

Landing ships putting cargo ashore on Omaha Beach, at low tide during the first days of the operation, mid-1944-06 Among identifiable ships present are LST-532 (in the center of the view); USS LST-262 (3rd LST from right); USS LST-310 (2nd LST from right); USS LST-533 (partially visible at far right); and USS LST-524. Note barrage balloons overhead and Army "half-track" convoy forming up on the beach. The LST-262 was one of 10 Coast Guard-manned LSTs that participated in the invasion of Normandy, France.

News

On This Day In History: Remembering D-Day – On June 6, 1944

AncientPages.com | June 6, 2016

AncientPages.com - On June 6, 1944, there was D-Day. This important day in European history will never be forgotten. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower called the operation a crusade in which