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Peer reviewedCarney, Russell N.; Levin, Joel R. – Teaching of Psychology, 1998
Provides a series of simple mnemonic exercises for memorizing terminology related to the central nervous system. The exercise chooses a keyword for a set of specific functions ("medal" for "medulla") and then constructs an imaginary situation, expressed in one or two sentences, illustrating some of those functions. (MJP)
Descriptors: Higher Education, Introductory Courses, Keywords, Memorization
