In psychology, “mnemonic” refers to mechanisms that facilitate the encoding, storage, and retrieving of necessary pieces of information. This works by attaching novel information to recognizable structures, stimuli, or links, thus enabling the brain to recollect information more readily.
They help a lot in the retention of information in bulk, such as lists of vocabulary or figures, or sequences. It is the technique where learners use acronyms which is the case with the word HOMES used for the Great Lakes with the letters H, O, M, E, and S in the primary place being for Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior, respectively. Another is the use of poems or remediation such as repetitive saying of a long withdrawn phone number in smaller portions, or chunks. The ease of use of mnemonics is a manifestation of the way the brain organizes information file and levels.
It has been proven that the use of such strategies as images, links, or categorized files and images strengthen the synapses on the neurons and the encoding and recollection of the information is made more streamlined. One of the oldest mnemonic strategies is the method of loci which involves people “placing” objects within mental maps of a familiar route, walking the route in their “mind’s eye” later to retrieve the objects. In addition to education, mnemonics have been adopted in clinical fields to help people with memory disorders, like dementia and traumatic brain injury.