When it comes to the different types of memory people have, women seem to have a leg up on men.
Swedish researchersanalyzed the memory of 1 million men and womenand found that women are better at remembering conversations and people's faces. The ladies are also better at finding things they lost, like their keys.
There was one area, and we're going to stress that —one area— where men were better. Navigation, like remembering how to get somewhere they've only been once or twice.