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Method of loci

Intervention

3 papers3 findings

C, W, M, H: cells, worms or flies, mice, humans. Dark: independent labs found the same change there. Light: one lab or one study. Outline: nothing yet.

Labs are independent when their papers share no last author and no institution.

Against: findings that point the other way from most findings on the same outcome.

  • 2 independent labs in 2 countries
  • 1 finding against
  • Human trial3

Outcomes

2

Memory performance

no changein humans1upin humans1

1 study

  1. Method of loci has no effect on memory performance in humans.

    “In contrast, performance in the incongruent condition was similar to that observed during encoding without a specific strategy”

    Human trialwith incongruent associations

    Method of loci and semantic link: assessment of memory benefits in healthy aging

    Preprint6 Feb 2025

  2. Method of loci improves memory performance in humans.

    “The results showed significant memory performance improvements in both groups when the method of loci was used with congruent associations.”

    Human trialwith congruent associations

    Method of loci and semantic link: assessment of memory benefits in healthy aging

    Preprint6 Feb 2025

Word recall performance

upin humans1

1 study

  1. Method of loci improves word recall performance in humans.

    “The results showed significant memory performance improvement in both groups when the method of loci was used with congruent associations.”

    Human trialwith congruent associations

    Method of loci and semantic link: Assessment of memory benefits in healthy aging

    Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society : JINS21 Oct 2025

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