The scientific community continues to push ahead to identify the strong correlation between engaged in structured memory training and the ability to reason and to solve new problems independently (also referred to as Fluid Intelligence). The results of this important study were published on April 28th in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and are very noteworthy. An article in the New York Times describes the study, the results and the scientific conclusions.
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Related to this memory trait of remembering something long enough to use it, such as a telephone number until you can dial it, is a memory task that I used when waitressing. I memorized orders until I could get back to the kitchen to shout them out and write them down. If I spoke to anyone or was interrupted in some way before I could call them out, it was difficult to regain the info without going back to the table to renew the information. If you did go back, then you were able quickly to restore the order–some of it was still there but not readily accessible after the interruption. Also, if some one changed their order after I had memorized the order, then I had to repeat the whole order making the change after the original order had been spoken or written down. It seems this memory works in line or linear. When trying to recall it after an interruption, I gained a skill in just relaxing, shutting down all exterior stimulus and recalling the table. Even one order would trigger a substantial part of the order. But not always and there were omissions. Later, after the shift was over, I could still recall whole orders and the tables they were served to. I have not used that memory skill for over 20 years, however, because I know it exists and I remember how to access it, it still serves me at a much reduced efficiency. It’s interesting that it has a name. Certainly it was a trained skill out of necessity, not one I was born with.
JessieM
watch for the “Restaurant” Game, coming summer 2009. It will enable you to recreate that skill Jessie.