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Originally Posted by Trustme  Would I be able to read the countries name and within a second know the population like I would be able if I had learned it the old way or does it take some extra time to go through your inner file system and retrieve and decode the information? |
You would, eventually.
We don't really know how the long term memory works and can't control it. What we know, is that if we send some data into the long term memory together, it will be most likely retrieved together. So as information pours in your brain you use the time when it is still in short-time memory to create the links between the different pieces, even if they are not really connected. You can also create links with something that is already stored in the long-term memory.
If you create the link well, later, during recall, one piece of information will instantly bring back the linked one. But in the beginning, when you are just learning the tricks, your recall skills may not be that good and you will notice how your mind will go from one image to another. With practice it will happen outside the scope of your awareness.