Memory

Video Broadcast on August 21, 2020

• Short term memory
  Modeled by computers as Random Access Memory (RAM)
  Important information should be copied to Long term memory
  
• Long term memory
  Modeled by computers as Backing Store (e.g. tapes, disks, drums)
  Slower than Short Term Memory
  
• Associative memory
  Related information could be chunked for efficient storage and access

• Techniques for training memory
  Mnemonics
  Games
  Effective repetition and recall

Mingun Sayadaw U Vicittacarabhimvamsa

• Sayadaw was listed in the “Guinness Book of World Records” for his phenomenal memory.
• He could recite 8000+ pages of the Tipitaka (Three Baskets) covering Vinaya (Monastic rules of conduct), Sutta (Discourses) and Abhidhamma (Ultimate Reality).

Miscellaneous

• Multi-disciplinary studies about Memory
• Competitions
  Memorizing numbers (e.g digits of PI), cards …
• Chunking