WHOLE BRAIN LEARNING

Brain Research & Memory

Traditionally, it was thought that thinking processes were divided between the two sides of the cerebral cortex like this...

Right hemisphere	Left hemisphere
rhythm imagination daydreaming colour dimension spatial awareness Gestalt (the whole picture)	logic words lists number sequence linearity analysis

However, the latest research indicates that we use both sides of brain together.
Therefore, the more you use them together, the more they benefit each other.
E.G. the study of music (right hemisphere) helps the study of math (left hemisphere) ← → the study of math helps the study of music.

The more you use these areas, the more generally capable is your entire memory.
Therefore...to remember well, you need to use every aspect of your mind.

2 Fundamentals of Super Memory = Imagination + Association

If you want to remember anything, associate (link) it with some known or fixed item (i.e. something stable in your mental environment), calling upon your imagination throughout.

To remember well you need to include some or all of the following:

• Senses: see, hear, smell, taste, touch, movement
• Movement & Rhythm - make your images 3D
• Association
• Sexuality
• Humour
• Imagination
• Numbers

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• Symbols e.g. a light bulb = an idea
• Colour - add vivid colours
• Order and/or Sequence e.g. little to big, sorting by category, colour groupings, hierarchies
• Positive Images - pleasant images are easy to remember while negative ones can block memory
• Exaggeration - size, shape, sound

 

The acronym to help you remember the list above is...SMASHIN' SCOPE.

Source: Buzan, T. (1995). Use Your Memory. London: BBC Books.

 

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