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  • On the Catholic side Melanchthon's "Loci" were countered by the "Enchiridion locorum communium" of Johann Eck (q. v.), which between 1525 and 1576 ran through forty-five editions.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913

  • Melanchthon's "Loci" became the textbook for Lutheran theology and the author has rightly been styled the prœceptor Germaniœ.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913

  • I think the most confusing part for me is what they term "Loci" analysis, where you have to measure the degree of fragmentation in the floors, including the high and low points and summarize the relations of the walls to the floors.

    TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010

  • Loci on 20q13 and 21q22 are associated with pediatric-onset inflammatory bowel disease.

    Recent Publications 2010

  • The American writer and memory champion Joshua Foer describes in his book, Moonwalking with Einstein, how he learned to use a particularly vivid form of Loci to remember playing cards.

    How to maximise your memory 2012

  • The Method of Loci is similar to chaining in that the process uses images as well the brain just so happens to latch onto pictures way better than text.

    Uloop: The Art of Memorization Uloop 2011

  • Techniques such as Loci can be readily adapted to help us remember appointments, birthdays, errands we need to run, etc.

    How to maximise your memory 2012

  • The Method of Loci is similar to chaining in that the process uses images as well the brain just so happens to latch onto pictures way better than text.

    Uloop: The Art of Memorization Uloop 2011

  • The Method of Loci, perhaps the most well-known mnemonic technique, involves thinking of images that link the information you are trying to learn with familiar locations.

    How to maximise your memory 2012

  • One study found that people using the Loci method could recall more than 90% of a list of 50 words after studying them just once.

    How to maximise your memory 2012

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