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  2. Method of loci - Wikipedia

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    Referring to mnemonic methods, Verlee Williams mentions, "One such strategy is the 'loci' method, which was developed by Simonides, a Greek poet of the fifth and sixth centuries BC." [ 21 ] Loftus cites the foundation story of Simonides (more or less taken from Frances Yates ) and describes some of the most basic aspects of the use of space in ...

  3. List of anatomy mnemonics - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of human anatomy mnemonics, categorized and alphabetized.For mnemonics in other medical specialties, see this list of medical mnemonics.Mnemonics serve as a systematic method for remembrance of functionally or systemically related items within regions of larger fields of study, such as those found in the study of specific areas of human anatomy, such as the bones in the hand ...

  4. Memory improvement - Wikipedia

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    Method of loci is one of the oldest and most effective mnemonics based on visual imagery. [21] The more that visual memory is exercised through using objects to recall information, the higher the memory recall. [33] The locations that are utilized when using the method of loci aid in the effectiveness of memory recall. [21]

  5. Art of memory - Wikipedia

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    Referring to mnemonic methods, Verlee Williams mentions, "One such strategy is the 'loci' method, which was developed by Simonides, a Greek poet of the fifth and sixth centuries BC" [48] Loftus cites the foundation story of Simonides (more or less taken from Frances Yates) and describes some of the most basic aspects of the use of space in the ...

  6. Category:Mnemonics - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Mnemonics" The following 75 pages are in this category, out of 75 total. ... Method of loci; Metrodorus of Scepsis; Mnemonic effect; Mnemonic link ...

  7. Elaborative encoding - Wikipedia

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    Elaborative encoding is a mnemonic system that uses some form of elaboration, such as an emotional cue, to assist in the retention of memories and knowledge. [1] In this system one attaches an additional piece of information to a memory task which makes it easier to recall.

  8. List of medical mnemonics - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of mnemonics used in medicine and medical science, categorized and alphabetized. A mnemonic is any technique that assists the human memory with information retention or retrieval by making abstract or impersonal information more accessible and meaningful, and therefore easier to remember; many of them are acronyms or initialisms which reduce a lengthy set of terms to a single ...

  9. Mnemonic method of loci - Wikipedia

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    Pages for logged out editors learn more. Contributions; Talk; Mnemonic method of loci