Memory and Its Cultivation"One of the most marked features of the present age is the invention of labour and time saving appliances; it is evident that time saved is time gained. In an age which is specially characterised by intellectual progress, much time must necessarily be expended in the acquirement of knowledge, which will serve as a basis for further development. I hope, therefore, that any rules which will lighten labour in this direction will be found useful. After discovering the facts which led me to write on the subject of Memory, I found that I could learn a subject in about a fifth of the time that it previously took me. I hope that those who read this book will be able to improve their memories in a corresponding degree"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2013 APA, all rights reserved). |
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... take place in cells having an original construction fitted for the purpose , in the same way as only the cells of the retina can respond to light . All cells undergo modifications when submitted to certain influencing conditions ; but ...
... take place in cells having an original construction fitted for the purpose , in the same way as only the cells of the retina can respond to light . All cells undergo modifications when submitted to certain influencing conditions ; but ...
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... take place . How often the most trivial incidents are brought back , by some strong re- semblance or association - events and details so far forgotten , that if narrated by others , they would not have been recognised as having occurred ...
... take place . How often the most trivial incidents are brought back , by some strong re- semblance or association - events and details so far forgotten , that if narrated by others , they would not have been recognised as having occurred ...
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... taking on the function of the stomach , as the portion of brain devoted to the ... take the faculty of locality , which has the function of perceiving relative ... place . He will like travelling for the sake of travelling . He 6 will ...
... taking on the function of the stomach , as the portion of brain devoted to the ... take the faculty of locality , which has the function of perceiving relative ... place . He will like travelling for the sake of travelling . He 6 will ...
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... take place if the sleep be sound than if it be broken . A faculty can be increased by exercise ; but its function never alters ; all artificial associations take place below the plane of consciousness . The mind has cognizance of the ...
... take place if the sleep be sound than if it be broken . A faculty can be increased by exercise ; but its function never alters ; all artificial associations take place below the plane of consciousness . The mind has cognizance of the ...
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... take place if a spectro- scope be arranged so that no orange is seen . A spectrum of this kind can be obtained with a fine slit ; on slightly widening the slit , so that more light is admitted , the orange will be seen , and the yellow ...
... take place if a spectro- scope be arranged so that no orange is seen . A spectrum of this kind can be obtained with a fine slit ; on slightly widening the slit , so that more light is admitted , the orange will be seen , and the yellow ...
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ALBERT SCHWEGLER animals aphasia APPLETON basal ganglia Battersea Park become associated brain brought centre cerebellum cerebral hemispheres cerebrum colour-blindness component consciousness contiguous definite developed difficulty direct revival easily example fact faculty of form faculty of locality FRANK HAMILTON CUSHING function ganglion cells give gray matter ideas Illustrations impres impressions received individual intensity large faculty large number law of remembrance learning letters looked mental mind motor memory movement necessary nerves nervous force noticed object obtained occur optic thalami orange perceived perception performed person phrenology physical series picture plane-tree point of difference portion possess previous impressions Professor psycho-physical colour psycho-physical series recollection reflex action represented retina reviving impression rule seen sense sensory impressions sensory memory sentence sight similar sions special memory spectrum student take place tion tune unconscious cerebration violet whilst whole words writing written Zerah Colburn
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