There is a method—a formula if you will—behind any Ultra-Efficient Learning. And that’s what this book is all about: taking you behind the curtain and showing you that formula.

This book is intended to be a condensed guide to memory techniques that will provide you with a solid foundation for practicing them in the future.

Strategies to Help Underachieving Students

Being a successful student is far more about being a smart user of effective strategies than about being 'smart'. In fact it is possible to predict how well a student will do simply on the basis of their use of study strategies.While you can find basic information on these various mnemonic strategies in many books and websites, Mnemonics for Study goes far beyond the same tired descriptions, using the latest research to explain exactly how these strategies work and are best used.

A primary text for teaching the science of studying to university and other students.

Brain-friendly tips & techniques for a student's enriched learning

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The Surprising Truth About When, Where, and Why It Happens

This helpful book is chock full of tips, formulas, and super short-cuts that are perfect for students and others who want to unlock their brain power. You can learn to study faster and more efficiently, so you don’t have to spend agonizing hours poring over your books and notes. Memory also describes a number of mental training exercises and methods for improving your learning capacity. It even provides specific tips for learning new languages!

McGaugh's early work (in the 1950s and 1960s) demonstrated that memories are not instantly created in a long-term, permanent fashion. Rather, immediately after a learning event, the memory is labile and susceptible to influence. As time passes, the memory becomes increasingly resistant to external influences and eventually becomes stored in a relatively permanent manner, a process termed memory consolidation.