Michael Sylvester wrote:
No big deal to me.This autobiographical memory stuff should not
be surprising. There are cultures where folks can memorize the
whole Koran.
But this is done by constant repetition in childhood, possibly over
many years. Luria's subject did not need to practice in order
On 3 Jan 2011 at 3:56, Allen Esterson wrote:
Michael Sylvester wrote:
No big deal to me.This autobiographical memory stuff should not
be surprising. There are cultures where folks can memorize the
whole Koran.
Allen replied:
But this is done by constant repetition in childhood, possibly
Ericsson et al back in
1980 published a study of an ordinary (my term) college student
induced to practice his memory span. This is the ability to
immediately repeat a sequence of numbers. His subject practiced for
about an hour a day, 3-5 days a week, for 1 1/2 years.
At the start his memory
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Subject: Re: [tips] Mnemonist/Khan
On 3 Jan 2011 at 3:56, Allen Esterson wrote:
Michael Sylvester wrote:
No big deal to me.This autobiographical memory
Susan,
Your recollection is correct. In addition, the practice produced a new
encoding strategy. He identified sequences that correponded to various
sports statistics (running times, scores, etc.), which he could employ
during encoding because the presentation of the digits was self-paced.
