- To move from working memory to long term memory 2 things should happen:
- The idea should be memorable (ej: flying mule)
- It must be repeated
- Spaced repetition when learning is very important.
- The key is to repeat sporadically over several days.
- Handwriting helps to more deeply encode.
- Turn things you want to remember into something memorable
- The hippocampus is an important part of the brain system for memory and learning of facts and events. Without it, it is not possible to store new memories in the cortex (memory consolidation).
- Reconsolidation: whenever you recall a memory, it changes.
- It is possible to implant false memories. This (as well as consolidation) also occurs during sleep.
- Our memories are intertwined. As we learn new things, old memories change
- Glial cells (astrocyte is the more abundant in the human brain) → maintain extra cellular ion balance and are involved with repair following an injury.
Other keys to memorization:
- Create meaningful groups that simplify the material
- It’s easier to remember numbers by associating them with memorable events.
- Memory palace technique: Grouping things you want to remember (having visual notepads like the arrangement of a living room).
- Memory tricks allow people to expand their working memory with easy access to long term memory.
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