Symbolism itself does not improve memory for elements on the periodic table

Abstract Recent work demonstrates that symbols (e.g., $) are reliably better remembered than their word counterparts (e.g., ‘dollar’). It remains an open question whether the memory benefit observed for symbols is due to their unique visual form, or because they offer a symbolic representation of to...

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Main Authors: Brady R. T. Roberts, Sophia H. N. Tran, Myra A. Fernandes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-02-01
Series:Scientific Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-87612-5
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