Research findings – closing the eyes helps improve memory recall

#memoryrecall #closingeyes Nowadays teams are conducting various types of research in order to better the lives of the commoners. One such study has been carried out by Dr Robert Nash, of the University of Surrey on memory recall and findings indicate that recall of memory is more accurate when we close our eyes.
These findings have implications for investigating crime. The researchers studied the recall of 178 "witnesses" and discovered that details of an event were remembered more clearly when participants shut their eyes to think. Another finding was that building a rapport with witnesses helped them to remember more.
Two experiments were conducted and in the first one, volunteers were asked to watch a film that showed an electrician entering a property, carrying out jobs, and then stealing some items. Then followed asking questions about the film to test their recall. Some questions were like - "what was written on the front of the van?"
It was revealed that those who closed their eyes while trying to remember answered 23 per cent more of the questions correctly than those who did not.
The second experiment was designed to test the recall of both images and sound. Volunteers were shown a Crimewatch reconstruction of a burglary where an elderly man was attacked in his home. After the screening, participants were asked to remember what they had heard as well as what they had seen. Once again, closing the eyes helped them to recall both visual images and sounds.