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  2. Ten-percent-of-the-brain myth - Wikipedia

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    The hosts used magnetoencephalography and functional magnetic resonance imaging to scan the brain of someone attempting a complicated mental task, and found that as much as 35% was used during their test. [25] The ten percent brain myth occurs frequently in advertisements, [26] and in entertainment media it is often cited as fact.

  3. Forgetting curve - Wikipedia

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    The forgetting curve hypothesizes the decline of memory retention in time. This curve shows how information is lost over time when there is no attempt to retain it. [1] A related concept is the strength of memory that refers to the durability that memory traces in the brain. The stronger the memory, the longer period of time that a person is ...

  4. Memory implantation - Wikipedia

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    Being told to go home and look at old photos to jog your memory can help you remember real events, but paired with suggestions from a therapist it might also lead to false memories. Memory implantation studies are also similar to recovered memory therapy in the way that they involve an authoritative figure claiming to know that the event ...

  5. What is high bandwidth memory and why is the US trying to ...

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    High bandwidth memory (HBM) are basically a stack of memory chips, small components that store data. They can store more information and transmit data more quickly than the older technology ...

  6. Illusory superiority - Wikipedia

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    Illusory superiority has been found in studies comparing memory self-reports, such as Schmidt, Berg & Deelman's research in older adults. This study involved participants aged between 46 and 89 years of age comparing their own memory to that of peers of the same age group, 25-year-olds and their own memory at age 25.

  7. Memory span - Wikipedia

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    In psychology and neuroscience, memory span is the longest list of items that a person can repeat back in correct order immediately after presentation on 50% of all trials. Items may include words, numbers, or letters. The task is known as digit span when numbers are used. Memory span is a common measure of working memory and short-term memory.

  8. 7 ‘Recession-Proof’ Investments To Buy Into Now - AOL

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    In the worst recession in living memory, utility stocks did fall in value. ... the S&P 500 fell by over 50%. ... If you raise your eyebrows at the notion of a tobacco company being recession ...

  9. Mozart's compositional method - Wikipedia

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    Mozart appears to have possessed an excellent memory for music, though probably not the quasi-miraculous ability that has passed into legend. In particular, the use of keyboards and sketches to compose, noted above, would not have been necessary for a composer who possessed superhuman memory. Various anecdotes attest to Mozart's memory abilities.