When you read/process information...

That was a good read, StarBeamAlpha. Ironically, as I was reading your post, I was imagining the words, visions, tastes, etc.

What I was ACTUALLY picturing, turned out to be completely wrong. I was imagining that you were reading a fiction a book, and I set it in a pleasant meadow, under a willow tree, with a cool brook flowing by. I imagined you were holding an apple and spinning it in your hand, without actually using your fingers. And then I imagined the apply by itself -- a perfect, red apple that you would see in any cartoon or television ad. And then I took a bite of the apple, just a little tart but sweet and juicy.

In reality, this is how I've always read. I've never trained my imagery like you seem to have done, but I make little movies in my head as I'm reading. Unfortunately, when I'm reading school material my mind seems to wander to scenes like I described above. I have to stop, focus myself, and re-read whatever I'm studying.

Then, I got to the subject of your schoolwork, and it reminded me I have a pharmacology final on Monday that I'm wholly unprepared for, and it brought me crashing back to reality. Thanks a lot...

Still, a good read!

Jam it back in, in the dark.

For studying, I think the more times you can get the information circling around your brain, the better you will remember it. That's why when you speak out what you're reading, you remember it better, because:
1. You process it visually (one pass through the brain)
2. You process it in your language center (two passes)
3. You process it in your motor cortex (three passes)
4. You process it auditorially (the fourth pass).

How ya doing, buddy?