New research reveals that the key to efficient memorization may be in exhaling

New research reveals that the key to efficient memorization may be in exhaling

Teams of researchers in Japan believe that they’ve pinpointed the most effective moment while breathing for memorizing new information. It’s always been funny to me that to this day I can still remember the exact J-pop songs where I first learned hundreds of new Japanese vocabulary items more than two decades ago. I often practiced while singing along to the lyrics again and again, creating much stronger associations than if I were to simply rea…