Brain, memory and effective study

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Brain, Memory and Effective study Ivan Zimine AHA 2017

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Brain anatomy 1.3 kg, (< 2% body weight), 20% oxygen consumption

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right vs left

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right vs left verbal vs non-verbal

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gray & white matter

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Neurons and synapses

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memory = number and strength of synaptic connections local spatial extraordinary event or repetition (long-term potentiation) many associations

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Mnemonics Μνημοσύνη

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BAD: broken as designed CRAP: contrast repetition alignment proximity design acronyms

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My very educated mother…

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Mnemonic techniques Basic abbreviations & acronyms rhythm & chunking Peg system number-shape number-rhyme Journey/Memory palace Major system

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Personal SAFE Personal Sexy Absurd Funny Exaggerated

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Major system 0 - s, z, x 1 - d, t 2 - n 3 - m 4 - r 5 - l (L) 6 - g, j, zh, sh, ch 7 - k, hard g, q 8 - f, v, w 9 - b, p 33 = mm = mama 55 = LOL (self) 14 = tire … my turtle pancho will, my love, …

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Effective Study

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Forgetting curve

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Spaced repetition

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https://apps.ankiweb.net Spaced repetition

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Active recall

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Resources

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https://www.coursera.org/learn/learning-how-to-learn

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http://www.cdu.edu.au/moocs/memory

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http://artofmemory.com/wiki/Main_Page

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