How Sherlock Holmes’s ‘Mind Palace’ Trick Can Boost Your Memory, As Shown By Brain Scans – IFLScience

New research has shown that Sherlock Holmess method for recalling fine details, known as the method of loci, may really help to enhance peoples memory skills. The new study also used brain scans to help explain why this ancient memory “hack is so effective.
Sherlock Holmes, or at least Benedict Cumberbatch’s reimagining of the fictional private detective, is able to remember vast banks of information by creating a mind palace. Originally developed by the ancient Greeks, the technique involves using…

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