Chinese really is the ultimate memory challenge. One thing I've been trying to figure out is what are the keys to conscious recall, what things do or can I do when I intentionally actively seek to recall some fact. One thing I have noticed is to run it through my perceptions, sight, sound, touch, taste. I know some people use memory paths, or memory palaces, to try to use their spatial memory to help them remember facts, but for whatever reasons that doesn't seem effective for me. How do people consciously remember things and what makes it likelier that things are remembered but not intentionally, and what ways can we trigger our implicit knowledge or unconscious memory to bring it back into our consciousness? What is truly odd to me is that even though memory palaces and memory paths don't work for me memory pegs: keying the thing to be remembered to some sort of classifier seems to work well for me. I chew through mnemonics really well. I do have an unusually good memory, I have been told so, Chinese learning has definitely sharpened it, made recall quicker and more accurate but I have no idea why I can memorize words, tens of thousands of them from literally dozens of languages. I'm working on Ukrainian now it's maybe language number 10. BUT HOW DOES CONSCIOUS RECALL WORK?
conscious recall, and learning in general, is something still being studied by the cognition community. so it's not really known how memorization and recall occurs, besides the general locations of memory in the brain and various structures/neural pathways used. but just like each person learns in different ways, our propensities for certain types of memory "tricks" are different. memory palaces may work for many but not for others. some have photographic memory, while others prefer rote memorization. The key is identifying which memory/recall structure works best for you and utilizing that to your advantage!
Your channel is so underrated, the content and video quality are incredible! It'll surely grown a lot in the future, proud to be here first! Would love to also hear more about your PhD.
Oh boy, this was the video I was waiting for! Excited to have you here in NY. Maybe you’ll host a language meet up one day 🙌🏾 🎉. Btw, my guess is NYU 👍🏾
one thing i've had success with for passive unconscious learning and recall is listening to the same rote list of vocabularies over and over and over again. word in english , target language 3x, sample sentnece, translation into english; but idk how best to recall the learned materials but yeah, this method is a lazy easy way to grow your vocabulary.
how well does that translate to comprehension in sentences?? If you're listening to only vocab, that's a quick way to build up vocab definitions, but does it help you learn how to use that vocab in comprehension materials?
@@bianca.phdinprogress Some of my vocabulary rotes include sentences. Carly Teaches Chinese is an example, so also is Eileen Mandarin Corner. Though Kendra's language school only seems to do the words but yeah lots of implicit grammar already learned from Eileen and Carly means this method totally works.
@@bianca.phdinprogress Word in target language, Word in known language 3x, sentence example is the best method. Idk why but the brain seems to like things in 3, i blame mom dad and child for that one. The best chinese learning rotes are in English, there's not much out there in German or French, and the Russian materials which are good generally don't include sentence examples. I've not looked for RomanianChinese materials or SpanishChinese.
@@bianca.phdinprogress i'm definitely at least hsk5 now so learning raw vocabulary is fine; at that level you have enough grammar and known vocabulary to CORRECTLY form sentences. Low levels definitely need sample sentences. Constant looping of favorite songs also works.
I'm not interested in Columbia Neuroscience, CONGRATULATIONS! I am terribly interested in figuring out what makes recall likelier, quicker, more accurate.
Chinese really is the ultimate memory challenge.
One thing I've been trying to figure out is what are the keys to conscious recall, what things do or can I do when I intentionally actively seek to recall some fact. One thing I have noticed is to run it through my perceptions, sight, sound, touch, taste.
I know some people use memory paths, or memory palaces, to try to use their spatial memory to help them remember facts, but for whatever reasons that doesn't seem effective for me.
How do people consciously remember things
and what makes it likelier that things are remembered but not intentionally, and what ways can we trigger our implicit knowledge or unconscious memory to bring it back into our consciousness?
What is truly odd to me is that even though memory palaces and memory paths don't work for me memory pegs: keying the thing to be remembered to some sort of classifier seems to work well for me. I chew through mnemonics really well.
I do have an unusually good memory, I have been told so, Chinese learning has definitely sharpened it, made recall quicker and more accurate but I have no idea why I can memorize words, tens of thousands of them from literally dozens of languages. I'm working on Ukrainian now it's maybe language number 10.
BUT HOW DOES CONSCIOUS RECALL WORK?
conscious recall, and learning in general, is something still being studied by the cognition community. so it's not really known how memorization and recall occurs, besides the general locations of memory in the brain and various structures/neural pathways used. but just like each person learns in different ways, our propensities for certain types of memory "tricks" are different. memory palaces may work for many but not for others. some have photographic memory, while others prefer rote memorization. The key is identifying which memory/recall structure works best for you and utilizing that to your advantage!
This was extremely helpful as I continue to grow my vocab - this is such an underrated channel. Thanks!
aww thank youuu :)
Your channel is so underrated, the content and video quality are incredible! It'll surely grown a lot in the future, proud to be here first! Would love to also hear more about your PhD.
aww thank you for the kind comment!! I'll def be putting a video up soon about my phd!
Oh boy, this was the video I was waiting for! Excited to have you here in NY. Maybe you’ll host a language meet up one day 🙌🏾 🎉. Btw, my guess is NYU 👍🏾
yeee and we shall see!! I wonder if nyu is correct! we'll figure it out in a few weeks!
Seems the busy life has finally caught up with you. Can’t wait to see the next update on your chinese improvement
yep.... took a break from learning and video making while figuring out phd but I'm getting back into it and will be posting videos/updates soon!!
literary devices genuinely help me remember: rhyme, rhythm, repetition alliteration, antynomy, these are in fact very effective at least for me.
yeahh literary devices are great. rhyming is awesome too. theres a reason why we remember song lyrics so well!
one thing i've had success with for passive unconscious learning and recall is listening to the same rote list of vocabularies over and over and over again. word in english , target language 3x, sample sentnece, translation into english;
but idk how best to recall the learned materials but yeah, this method is a lazy easy way to grow your vocabulary.
how well does that translate to comprehension in sentences?? If you're listening to only vocab, that's a quick way to build up vocab definitions, but does it help you learn how to use that vocab in comprehension materials?
@@bianca.phdinprogress Some of my vocabulary rotes include sentences. Carly Teaches Chinese is an example, so also is Eileen Mandarin Corner. Though Kendra's language school only seems to do the words but yeah lots of implicit grammar already learned from Eileen and Carly means this method totally works.
@@bianca.phdinprogress Word in target language, Word in known language 3x, sentence example is the best method. Idk why but the brain seems to like things in 3, i blame mom dad and child for that one.
The best chinese learning rotes are in English, there's not much out there in German or French, and the Russian materials which are good generally don't include sentence examples. I've not looked for RomanianChinese materials or SpanishChinese.
@@bianca.phdinprogress i'm definitely at least hsk5 now so learning raw vocabulary is fine; at that level you have enough grammar and known vocabulary to CORRECTLY form sentences. Low levels definitely need sample sentences.
Constant looping of favorite songs also works.
hmm i wonder where 🤔🤔
HMMM we shall see in a few weeks. just got my college merch HA
Very interesting. I want to try this german or french.
let me know how it goes!!
I'm not interested in Columbia Neuroscience, CONGRATULATIONS!
I am terribly interested in figuring out what makes recall likelier, quicker, more accurate.
honest answer: the only thing to make recall faster is practicing recall! if you find studies that reveal a shortcut, let me know!
think Amygdlia, think!
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"and what not?" native English speakers don't use this expression.
I do…. -signed a native English speaker
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