Mental arithmetic
Mentally connecting several images in such a way that they are outlined by a continuous contour line. The brain is able to remember these images in one picture. In an artificial association, from two to five images can be linked at the same time. The association between items is fixed automatically.
According to Japanese scientists, the best way to train the brain is the mental calculation. The mental calculation is based on actively involving working memory, and working memory is a type of memory that stores information in the mind while we are working with it. It is often short-lived, but some theorists agree that they still differ from each other. Working memory can be used to manipulate stored information, while short-term memory only provides short-term data storage.
Using mnemonic techniques, memory capabilities are significantly larger than conventional memory. Thus, it is almost impossible for a person to remember two hundred digits. Nevertheless, for those who master the mnemonic methods, to remember the exact information of this volume is a task for 10-15 minutes. The amount of information stored using mnemonics is limited by the low speed of memorization (according to the standard – one image can be memorized in 6 seconds) and fatigue that occurs during memorization. However, this speed has proved to be quite enough to remember information, occurred in learning and in everyday life.
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Dominic O’Brien is a British mnemonist and an author of memory-related books. He is the eight time World Memory Champion. In 1987, at the age of 13, he began developing his own mnemonic techniques. He became the world record holder for the first time on April 30, 1988. Then he memorized six mutually mixed stacks of 52 sheets. Two years later, the number of decks increased to 35 (1820 cards), in 1993 – to 40, and in 2002 – to 54 (2808 cards), almost flawlessly had broken all records.
According to research, people remember only:
10 % of what they read;
20 % of what they hear;
30 % of what they see;
50% of what they see and hear at the same time;
70 % of what they say. Continue reading “As mnemonics develops memory and intelligence in general”