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Durable memories and efficient neural coding through mnemonic training using the method of loci

I C Wagner1,2, B N Konrad3,4, P Schuster4

  • 1Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen 6525 EZ, Netherlands. isabella.wagner@univie.ac.at.

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