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BRAINBRAIN

One neuron is equals to one Computer

10 thousand crore neurons

Dendrites are connections

One neuron can make one lakh dendrites

4 round trip of earth

200 pages 5 crore books

Our brain is amazingOur brain is amazing

It has four stages It has four stages

11stst stage stage

Identification forward study

22ndnd stage stage

memory trace registrationWithout attention no registration

33rdrd stage stage

Storage

Roger Sperry 22 years research Nobel Prize winner

Left brain

• Studying all work writing • Language• Cramming• Non interesting work• Logic math

Right brain

• Tv • Games• Enjoy • Music• coulerful

Left brain contains 10% storage

Right brain contains 90% storage

44thth step steprecall

Improving Memory and Reading

Improving memory and reading

How does the memory works

Its has three stages

Sensory register

Short termMemory (STM)

Long termMemory (LTM)

Sensory registerSensory register

• Lasts less than a second• Records sensory experience• Allows the brain to process info• Helps us to focus on relevant info

• The Sensory Register is like a quickly fading photo of your sensory experience

Short Term Memory

• Lasts about a half a minute• Temporary and limited• Records what we see, hear, do,

taste, touch• Purpose is to ponder significance

and decide if it is important enough to remember

Magical Number 7

It is easier to remember material grouped in chunks of seven (+ or –2)

Common 7’s

• Telephone Number• License Plate• Days of the Week• Colors of the Rainbow• Deadly Sins• 7 Dwarfs (Snow White)• Can You Name Some Others?

Long Term Memory

• Large capacity• Permanent storage• Use it to store important

information for future use• Use it to store information for

college success

Is It True that We Never Forget?

• We remember what is stored in• Long Term Memory (LTM)• This is the goal of college study

How Long Do We Remember?

• Sensory Register less than one second• Short Term less than one minute• Long Term permanent

• Requires rehearsal• Apply memory techniques

Store information in long term memory

We

• Unpleasant things• Names of people, places, things• What is barely learned• What we do not understand• Under pressure or stress• Material we learn by “cramming”• Ideas in conflict with our beliefs

We

• Pleasant Experiences• Material important to us• What we put in effort to learn• What we have reviewed• What is interesting• What we use frequently• Muscular skills such as riding a bike

Theories of Forgetting

• I Forgot• Mental Blur• Decay• Interference• Reactive Interference• Motivated Forgetting

Rate of Forgetting (or losing access)

•AFTER 20 MINUTES 47%• AFTER 1 DAY 62%•AFTER 2 DAYS 69%•AFTER 15 DAYS 75%•AFTER 31 DAYS 78%

•Super Learning

Average IQ = 100Genius = 160

•The average human only uses 4% of their brain

If we could use 7%, we could all be a genius!

• Brain cell of a rat

Without Stimulation

With Stimulation

Ready for a memory test?

How did you remember?

Meaningful Organization

Memory is like a library

If you miss-file a book, You cannot find it.

It is still there and you may stumble across it one day.

Organize those thoughts!

File your books correctly.

Organize it.

Learn from the general to the specific

Make it meaningful

Remember the Magical Number 7?

Organize in Groups of 7 or Less

Visualization

Make a mental picture of what you want to rememberCommercials make good use of this technique

• Recitation

• One of the most powerful techniques• Memories exist in the form of a chemical neural trace• Some researchers think it takes 5 seconds to establish this trace• Repeat it 5 times or keep it in your mind for 5 seconds

READY FOR THE TEST AGAIN?

YOU’LL DO BETTER THIS TIME

More Memory Techniques

Develop an Interest

• We tend to remember what interests us

Can You Remember?

• Music • Sports• Hobbies• Styles

Find Something Interesting in Your College Studies

See the Big Picture

• Understand the main points first and the details second

Imagine trying to see a painting one inch at a time! It is difficult to

appreciate or understand.

“The essence of genius isknowing what to overlook.”

William James

Intend to Remember

• Tell yourself that you are going to remember.

Intend to remember where you put your keys!

Distribute the Practice

• Learn small amounts at a time• Review frequently

EXAMPLE:SAFMEDS

SAYALL

FASTONE MINUTE

EACHDAY

SHUFFLE

Create a Basic Background

• We remember by making connections to what we already know

• At first college is difficult because you are establishing the basic background

Relax While Studying

You can’t remember if you are embarrassed

Frustrated

Memory Tricks

Tired

Acrostics

• Creative rhymes, songs or poems

Musical Notes: Every Good Boy Does Fine

Acronyms

� Create New Words as Memory Aids

NASA

LASER

SCUBA

Exercise: Practice with Mnemonics

Peg Systems

One Bun Six Sticks

Two Shoe Seven Heaven

Three Tree Eight Gate

Four Door Nine lion

Five Hive Ten Hen

Zero hero

Picture the Peg

Bun

Connect what you want to remember. Use a picture.

Bun Milk

Exercise: Remember a Grocery List

Peg Systems

One Bun Six Sticks



Four Door Nine Lion

Five Hive Ten Hen

Loci Systems

� Use places to remember� A House� A Hallway

Can you strengthen your mind?

Exercises to Strengthen the Mind

• Puzzles• Music• Fix Something• Art• Dance• Aerobic Exercise• Interesting People

Keeping Your Mind Healthy

• Exercise• Rest• Balanced, low-fat diet• Eat proteins and carbohydrates• Drink caffeine in moderation• Don’t abuse drugs or alcohol• Use safety gear

Keeping Your Mind Healthy

� Exercise� Rest� Balanced, low-fat diet� Eat proteins and carbohydrates� Drink caffeine in moderation� Don’t abuse drugs or alcohol� Use safety gear

You can remember!

Part II: Read to Remember

Warm Up Your BrainCan You Remember the Grocery

List?

Peg Systems

One Bun Six Sticks



Four Door Nine Wine

Five Hive Ten Hen

Sum: Apply these super learning techniques

• Meaningful Organization• Visualization• Recitation• Develop an Interest• See the Big Picture First• Intend to Remember• Distribute the Practice• Create a Basic Background• Relax

Myths About Reading

If I read, I should remember what I read.

Generally people cannot remember 50% of of the material they have just read!

Myths About Reading

If I read, I should remember what I read. I do not need to read if I go to class.Practice makes perfect.

Thumb Exercise

Get Started with Skimming

• Quickly read preface or intro• Look at Table of Contents• Spend 5-15 minutes quickly looking over the

book• Notice the items at the back of the book

Exercise: Textbook Skimming

SQ4RA shortcut to college reading

Read onceInstead of Re-reading.

Recite for memory improvement

Step 1

SurveyQuestion

FAST

Why?

•Beginning of speed reading•Improves comprehension

How?• Quickly look over the chapter• Turn the subtitles into questions

Survey

• See the big picture• Ease into studying• Warm up• Create a basic background• Get started

Question

• Read to find answers• Improves reading comprehension• Forces you to concentrate

??

Keeps you awake

Become an Active Reader

Exercise: Survey and Question a Chapter

Step 2

Read

Recite

SLOW

FAST

This step is most important for

Memory

How?

Read to identifythe topic sentenceor main idea

Underline or highlight the idea if it is important.

When reading is tough

• Read it again• Look up new words• Read it aloud• Ask the instructor• Stand up and read• Use tutoring• Pretend you understand• Take a break and come back later

Read with a Dictionary

Use 3X5 cards to learn new words

Recite

FAST

• Most powerful memory technique• Converts information from short term to

long term memory• Keeps you alert

Step 3

Review

ReflectFAST

Why?

Reinforcesmemory

When?

Within 20Minutes!

Most of the forgetting occursin the first 20 minutes.

How to Review

• After each main section, review the main points

• At the end of the chapter, quickly review the main points one more time

• Do your review quickly

Reflection is the creative step

Reflection

• How can I use this?• What is important?• How does it relate?• How can I use it in my career?• Is it true?

A step beyond memorization is

Wisdom

REFLECT

Sum:SQ4R

1. Survey and Question2. Read and Recite3. Review and Reflect

Reading is a habit

Start good habits!

Reading Speed

Skimming (2000-3000 WPM)Rapid Reading (300-800 WPM)Slow Reading (150-300 WPM)Studying (200 WPM)

Gears of Reading

Guidelines for Marking a Text

A Mind Map for Marking a Text

BE SELECTIVE20%

“THE ESSENCE OFGENIUS IS KNOWINGWHAT TO OVERLOOK”

Marking

BE SELECTIVE20 %

WHY?

MEMORYSAVE TIME


Marking

BE SELECTIVE20 %

WHY?

MEMORYSAVE TIME

GUIDELINES

READ FIRSTORGANIZE

NOTES IN MARGINBRIEFFAST AND NEAT


Marking

BE SELECTIVE20 %

WHY?

MEMORYSAVE TIME

GUIDELINES

READ FIRSTORGANIZE

NOTES IN MARGINBRIEF

FAST AND NEAT

SYMBOLS 1 2 3

** *

“THE ESSENCE OF GENIUS IS KNOWINGWHAT TO OVERLOOK”

Marking

BE SELECTIVE20 %

WHY?

MEMORYSAVE TIME

GUIDELINES

READ FIRSTORGANIZE

NOTES IN MARGIN

BRIEFFAST AND NEAT

SYMBOLS 1 2 3

** *


Marking

BE SELECTIVE20 %

WHY?

MEMORYSAVE TIME

GUIDELINES

READ FIRSTORGANIZE

NOTES IN MARGINBRIEFFAST AND NEAT

SYMBOLS 1 2 3

** *


DOUBLE SYSTEM

1. UNDERLINE IN PENCIL2. HIGHLIGHT AS PART OF REVIEW

More Ideas on Text Marking

• Point out definitions by writing DEF in the margin. Circle the word being defined.

• Point out examples by writing EX in the margin

• Write SUM in the margin to point out useful summaries to reread.

Group Activity:Make a Mind Map

Use How Does the Memory Work?

Patterns of Organization are Keys to Understanding the Main Idea:

• Listing Pattern• Sequence Pattern• Definition Pattern• Comparison/Contrast Pattern• Cause/Effect Pattern

An Example of a Mind Map

The Listing Pattern Presents a List of Items

• Your task as a reader is to identify all items listed

• Watch for clues such as numbers or letters

Sequence Pattern

• Presents a list of items in a specific order. The order is important.

• As a reader, identify and mark all items in the series and note their order.

• Again clues are numbers or letters. • Notice words such as then, next, finally

Definition Pattern

• Presents an explanation of a term• As the reader, understand all parts of the

definition• Watch for words such as: is, is defined, this

term means, is known as, refers to

Cause/Effect Pattern

• Presents the reasons things happen (causes) and their results (effects)

• As a reader understand the cause and effect• For cause notice these words: causes,

produces, leads to, results in• For effect notice these words: results from,

was caused by, due to, consequently, therefore

Improve Reading Concentration

• Have a regular place to study and get in the habit of studying in this place

• Do not do anything else in this place• Eat, rest or watch TV some other place

Comparison/Contrast Pattern

• Presents similarities or differences• As a reader, recognize these similarities or

differences• For comparisons, notice these words:

similarly, likewise, also• For differences, notice these words:

however, in contrast, on the other hand, nevertheless

Deal with Mental Distractions

• Become an active reader• Be here now• Remind yourself of your purpose for reading• Deal with worry• Break the task into small parts

Keys to Success: Positive Thinking

You can improve your reading and your life with positive thinking!

Keys to Success: Positive Thinking

If you think you are beaten, you are.If you think you dare not, you don’t.If you like to win but think you can’t,It’s almost certain that you won’t.

Life’s battles don’t always goTo the stronger woman or man,But sooner or later, those who winAre those who think they can.

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