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Re:Human spatial memory is made up of numerous individual ma... by Taylor_OD on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @10:51AM (#18856367)
Do memory palaces work? I thought that was a Sherlock Holmes invention.
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Re:Human spatial memory is made up of numerous individual ma... by SketchySeaBeast on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @10:56AM (#18856430)
I've never had luck, but they are very much a thing:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Method_of_loci

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Re:Human spatial memory is made up of numerous individual ma... by Raphmedia on Tuesday January 08, 2019 @11:13AM (#18856597)
Never pushed the investigation but I had managed to remember several poems and songs verbatim using this method. Something that I otherwise really struggle with.
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