memorization

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At the Candidates, one opponent tried to lead Sindarov away from the common lines that grandmasters tend to study, hoping that he could outwit the 20-year-old in a battle of instinct and intellect, not memorization.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

While there have been many proposed methods to reduce memorization in machine learning methods, most have been largely ineffective.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2024

“As a teacher for 30 years, there’s a lot of research that shows that cursive handwriting enhances a child’s brain development, including memorization, and improves fine motor skills.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 2, 2024

In certain brain regions including the hippocampus, the researchers found a direct association between brain activity during the memorization process and subsequent memory performance.

From Science Daily • Sep. 25, 2023

Long stories and epic tales used music to draw in the audience and to help the reciter’s memorization.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin