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#MedTwitter: ever learn a mnemonic that you can’t remember 5 minutes later? 🙋♀️
What makes a mnemonic useful (or not)?
A 🧵 about the good – and the bad – of mnemonics
#MedEd #NeuroTwitter #Tweetorial
#MedTwitter: ever learn a mnemonic that you can’t remember 5 minutes later? 🙋♀️
What makes a mnemonic useful (or not)?
A 🧵 about the good – and the bad – of mnemonics
#MedEd #NeuroTwitter #Tweetorial
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First, some background:
Mnemonic = relating to memory
Mnemonic devices/techniques (often called mnemonics for short) = memory aids or strategies that help with recall
Goal: transition info from working memory to long-term memory (and then be able to retrieve it later!)
First, some background:
Mnemonic = relating to memory
Mnemonic devices/techniques (often called mnemonics for short) = memory aids or strategies that help with recall
Goal: transition info from working memory to long-term memory (and then be able to retrieve it later!)
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Let’s review 3 mnemonic techniques:
1⃣ Method of loci AKA “memory palace”
▪️ Type of imagery mnemonic
▪️ Info mentally placed at important landmarks along an imagined path ➡️ recall by re-tracing the route
▪️ Vivid images are helpful
Image from pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33613393/
Let’s review 3 mnemonic techniques:
1⃣ Method of loci AKA “memory palace”
▪️ Type of imagery mnemonic
▪️ Info mentally placed at important landmarks along an imagined path ➡️ recall by re-tracing the route
▪️ Vivid images are helpful
Image from pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33613393/
