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Visual/Nonverbal Memory Systems

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Visual/Nonverbal memory is our ability to remember and re-create non-verbal visual experiences and images. It's our visual memory system. It gives us the ability to "picture" in our mind, images of what we've seen or experienced when it isn't there to see any more. 

I've learned...

  • The earliest form of learning is visual by way of the primary visual cortex. Babies learn visually first with lots of neural networks being formed, strengthening the ability of the visual memory systems in the early years. 
  • When you see something in your "mind's eye," two-thirds of the same area of the brain is activated as compared with if you really saw it. 
  • Visual-spatial processing is the brain's ability to complete pictures when you only see part of something. If you see part of something you've seen before, your brain will complete the image. 
  • We will remember the content associated with images more efficiently. The brain remembers pictures before words. ​
  • Visual prompts prime the brain and get it ready for new content. They "wake up" existing neural networks and provide something to link new learning to, creating stronger, faster neural pathways. ​

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How many ways can I plan to capitalize on the fact that visual memory systems are powerful and can help students make stronger neural connections?

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