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Facial Details
One mental trick to recall a name is to force yourself to pay attention to a specific facial detail when you first meet a person, according to Brainist.com You may notice a distinctive detail such as a droopy eyelid or a cleft chin. When you pick out a specific feature, the brain associates it with the person's name. With practice, you can train your brain to pick out an outstanding facial feature with every new face and retrieve the name to match it.
Famous Names
Another trick is to match the name of a new acquaintance with a famous person's name. If you meet someone named William, for example, you might think of William Shakespeare. It works even better if you can associate some action with the two names. You might create a vivid picture of the new William acting in a play such as "Macbeth." This will teach your brain to recall the name when it connects the famous name and the image.
Remembering Numbers
A game suggested by Neuroscience for Kids to help the memory recall numbers requires a group of four or more. One person is the recorder and does not play. The first playing person says a single-digit number. The next person repeats the first number and adds another number. The third person says both numbers and adds another one. The process returns to the first person and continues until someone forgets a number. A new round begins and the recorder switches places with a participating member.
Strings of Numbers
Another game involving numbers requires just one partner. One person writes down a string of six or more numbers, then speaks the numbers clearly out loud. The partner writes down the ones that she heard. Then they repeat the process to see if the partners remember more numbers the second time. As the game continues, the partners continue reversing roles.