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Ivan
April 14, 2017
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Brain, memory and effective study
Mini-workshop on mnemonic techniques and spaced repetition at AHA 2017.
Ivan
April 14, 2017
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Transcript
Brain, Memory and Effective study Ivan Zimine AHA 2017
Brain anatomy 1.3 kg, (< 2% body weight), 20% oxygen
consumption
right vs left
right vs left verbal vs non-verbal
gray & white matter
Neurons and synapses
memory = number and strength of synaptic connections local spatial
extraordinary event or repetition (long-term potentiation) many associations
Mnemonics Μνημοσύνη
None
BAD: broken as designed CRAP: contrast repetition alignment proximity design
acronyms
My very educated mother…
Mnemonic techniques Basic abbreviations & acronyms rhythm & chunking Peg
system number-shape number-rhyme Journey/Memory palace Major system
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, …
Effective Study
Forgetting curve
Spaced repetition
https://apps.ankiweb.net Spaced repetition
Active recall
Resources
https://www.coursera.org/learn/learning-how-to-learn
http://www.cdu.edu.au/moocs/memory
http://artofmemory.com/wiki/Main_Page
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