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One of the widest held explanations of how memory operates, is that impulses from different areas of the brain and from the senses, enter the limbic system (situated in the central area of the brain), and are then passed through the mamillary body. These memory impulses then travel around the fornix, to terminate at the hypocampus and the cingulate gyrus.
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What is it? The Leitner System is a popular method of studying with flashcards using spaced repetition .
