Andrew Huberman· PhD
Now the study of memory and the role of repetition actually dates back to the late 1800s, early 1900s when Ebbinghaus developed the first so-called learning curves.
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Now the study of memory and the role of repetition actually dates back to the late 1800s, early 1900s when Ebbinghaus developed the first so-called learning curves.
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In fact, it's been said that Ebbinghaus liberated the understanding of learning from the philosophers by generating these learning curves.