There is an interesting conversation going on regarding memory in the PIDP forum, and I just happened to come across this article on the BBC around the same time.
"A good memory is something you could learn and you could train (for),"
"And if you use these strategic mnemonic training memory strategies you can really considerably increase your memory, even if you have a very bad memory at the start." - Dr Martin Dresler
In this article they teach the memorization skills of "World Memory Champions" to regular people and found that with the right training the regular people could develop memorization skills equal to the "pros".
They also did brain scans of participants to compare the brain activity of the two groups, but found only subtle differences in connectivity patterns across a large number of brain regions...no single region stood out.
Their conclusion was that the neurobiological differences between memory masters and normal people are not different, and that we can learn to remember.
This was done in a control setting, and the researchers cautioned, "it remains to be seen whether people experience global improvements in everyday memory".
So can memory be taught and learned? Or is the brain a muscle that just needs to be exercised?
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