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Symposium and Workshop "Ars Memoriae"

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Starts on
07.12.18
Ends on
08.12.18

Bibliothek der Berlin-Brandenburgischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Raum 07W04, Unter den Linden 8, 10117 Berlin

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On the 7th of December, the neuroscientist Martin Dresler organizes within the RG Visualisation a symposium entitled "Ars Memoriae". Memory techniques are explored from different angles - including history, psychology and neuroscience.Subsequently, an internal workshop on mnemonics for members of Die Junge Akademie will take place on the 8th of December. **Program**A history of mnemonics from ancient Greece to Victorian England Seth Long, University of Nebraska Contemporary mnemonics: memory training and memory sports Boris Konrad, Donders Institute, Nijmegen What memory training has to do with the neuroscience of memory Robert Ajemian, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cognitive neuroscience of mnemonics Isabella Wagner, University of Vienna Mastering language complexity through memory palaces Aaron Ralby, Linguisticator, Cambridge A design oriented approach to virtual memory palaces Jan-Paul Huttner, Technical University Braunschweig

Art of memory Seet van Hout, Artist, Nijmegen

Mental maps for memories and space Christian Doeller, Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig Please find more information here.

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