The method of loci (plural of Latin locus for place or location) is a general designation for mnemonic techniques that rely upon memorized spatial relationships to establish, order and recollect memorial content. The term is most often found in specialized works on psychology, neurobiology and memory, though it was used in the same general way at least as early as the first half of the nineteenth century in works on Rhetoric, Logic and Philosophy.

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  • The method of loci (plural of Latin locus for place or location) is a general designation for mnemonic techniques that rely upon memorized spatial relationships to establish, order and recollect memorial content. The term is most often found in specialized works on psychology, neurobiology and memory, though it was used in the same general way at least as early as the first half of the nineteenth century in works on Rhetoric, Logic and Philosophy. O'Keefe and Nadel refer to "'the method of loci', an imaginal technique known to the ancient Greeks and Romans and described by Yates (1966) in her book The Art of Memory as well as by Luria (1969). In this technique the subject memorizes the layout of some building, or the arrangement of shops on a street, or any geographical entity which is composed of a number of discrete loci. When desiring to remember a set of items the subject literally 'walks' through these loci and commits an item to each one by forming an image between the item and any distinguishing feature of that locus. Retrieval of items is achieved by 'walking' through the loci, allowing the latter to activate the desired items. The efficacy of this technique has been well established (Ross and Lawrence 1968, Crovitz 1969, 1971, Briggs, Hawkins and Crovitz 1970, Lea 1975), as is the minimal interference seen with its use. " The designation is not used with strict consistency. In some cases it refers broadly to what is otherwise known as the art of memory, the origins of which are related, according to tradition, in the story of Simonides of Ceos and the collapsing banquet hall. For example, after relating the story of how Simonides relied on remembered seating arrangements to call to mind the faces of recently deceased guests, Steven M. Kosslyn remarks "[t]his insight led to the development of a technique the Greeks called the method of loci, which is a systematic way of improving one's memory by using imagery. " Skoyles and Sagan indicate that "an ancient technique of memorization called Method of Loci, by which memories are referenced directly onto spatial maps" originated with the story of Simonides. Referring to mnemonic methods, Verlee Williams mentions, "One such strategy is the 'loci' method, which was developed by Simonides, a Greek poet of the fifth and sixth centuries BC" Loftus cites the foundation story of Simonides (more or less taken from Frances Yates) and describes some of the most basic aspects of the use of space in the art of memory. She states, "This particular mnemonic technique has come to be called the "method of loci". While place or position certainly figured prominently in ancient mnemonic techniques, no designation equivalent to "method of loci" was used exclusively to refer to mnemonic schemes relying upon space for organization. In other cases the designation is generally consistent, but more specific: "The Method of Loci is a Mnemonic Device involving the creation of a Visual Map of one's house. " This term can be misleading: the ancient principles and techniques of the art of memory, hastily glossed in some of the works cited above, depended equally upon images and places. The designator "method of loci" does not convey the equal weight placed on both elements. Training in the art or arts of memory as a whole, as attested in classical antiquity, was far more inclusive and comprehensive in the treatment of this subject.
  • Die Loci-Methode (lat. locus „Ort“, „Platz“) ist eine bekannte und verbreitete mnemotechnische Assoziationstechnik. Sie ist leicht zu erlernen und wird aufgrund ihrer Effektivität von praktisch allen Gedächtnissportlern verwendet.
  • Se utiliza para entrenar la habilidad de recordar, especialmente en personas mayores, en talleres de memoria. Consiste en crear un itinerario compuesto de hasta cien lugares en un entorno que les resulte muy familiar. Ha de formar una secuencia de objetos, sitios, etc. , que irán asociando con aquello que desean recordar: la lista de la compra, las gestiones por hacer, las llamadas de teléfono, etc. Se recuerdan mejor los objetos cuanto más integrados visualmente están con los "loci", sin que se produzcan distorsión o falsos recuerdos aunque se utilice el método muchas veces. Otras actividades que se proponen en los talleres de memoria son: hablar de noticias de actualidad o del pasado, hablar del pasado de gente famosa, ver álbumes de fotos, comentar distintas etapas de la vida (escuela, primer trabajo, amistades de otra época... ), hacer crucigramas y sopas de letras.
  • L'Art de mémoire (Ars memoriae), appelé aussi méthode des loci ou méthode des lieux, est une méthode mnémotechnique pratiquée depuis l'antiquité. Elle sert principalement à mémoriser de longues listes d'éléments ordonnés. Elle est basée sur le souvenir de lieux déjà bien connus, auxquels on associe par divers moyens les éléments nouveaux que l'on souhaite mémoriser. Cet art fut enseigné pendant des siècles dans les universités, comme constituant une partie de la rhétorique et de la dialectique. Il permettait à un orateur de mémoriser rapidement un sermon ou un discours.
  • Loci-metoden eller Ars memoriae (hukommelsens kunst på latinsk) er en teknikk for å huske som har blitt brukt siden den klassiske tidsalderen. Det er en mnemoteknikk som benytter lenking basert på lokasjoner eller steder.
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  • May 2009
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  • The method of loci (plural of Latin locus for place or location) is a general designation for mnemonic techniques that rely upon memorized spatial relationships to establish, order and recollect memorial content. The term is most often found in specialized works on psychology, neurobiology and memory, though it was used in the same general way at least as early as the first half of the nineteenth century in works on Rhetoric, Logic and Philosophy.
  • Die Loci-Methode (lat. locus „Ort“, „Platz“) ist eine bekannte und verbreitete mnemotechnische Assoziationstechnik. Sie ist leicht zu erlernen und wird aufgrund ihrer Effektivität von praktisch allen Gedächtnissportlern verwendet.
  • Se utiliza para entrenar la habilidad de recordar, especialmente en personas mayores, en talleres de memoria. Consiste en crear un itinerario compuesto de hasta cien lugares en un entorno que les resulte muy familiar. Ha de formar una secuencia de objetos, sitios, etc. , que irán asociando con aquello que desean recordar: la lista de la compra, las gestiones por hacer, las llamadas de teléfono, etc.
  • L'Art de mémoire (Ars memoriae), appelé aussi méthode des loci ou méthode des lieux, est une méthode mnémotechnique pratiquée depuis l'antiquité. Elle sert principalement à mémoriser de longues listes d'éléments ordonnés. Elle est basée sur le souvenir de lieux déjà bien connus, auxquels on associe par divers moyens les éléments nouveaux que l'on souhaite mémoriser.
  • Loci-metoden eller Ars memoriae (hukommelsens kunst på latinsk) er en teknikk for å huske som har blitt brukt siden den klassiske tidsalderen. Det er en mnemoteknikk som benytter lenking basert på lokasjoner eller steder.
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  • Method of loci
  • Loci-Methode
  • Método de Loci
  • Art de mémoire
  • Loci-metoden
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