Question

How can knowing more about how your memory works improve your memory skills? How will this help you in college and in life?What if you start to apply these memory techniques to your other classes?

Answer 1

An area in the brain known as Hippocampus is responsible for memory storage and retrieval in learning about Psychology and by knowing about the process of how memory processing is done, an individual can undoubtedly increase his or her memory.

Neuro Elasticity: This is the ability of any human brain wherein it can increase its cognitive development and memory through simple exercises and tools. During neural plasticity, the brain deletes the unwanted neural networks and focuses on strengthening the necessary ones thereby making a person more intelligent. You must have come across individuals who were tagged as dumb and as the years progressed they turned out to be intelligent. Eg: Einstein, Edison, etc.

Some of the memory techniques are:

1. Visualization

2. Mnemonics: Remembering the first alphabet of the word and then retrieving the information based on the cues. Eg: VIBGYOR for rainbow colors.

3. Understanding the concept: Focusing on and understanding the topic better

4. Exercises: Including writing exercises. When you write, you train your brain to remember it

These memory techniques are useful in classroom learning as well. You can start using them and see the difference for yourself.

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