Context (particularly place) does have a particular effect on memory.
Audio and smell have a solid effect too.
There have been a number of psychological studies on the effect of environment on learning/memory. People who tried to recognize or recall information in the same/similar environment did much better than those who switched to a different place.
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Date: 2004-09-01 06:34 am (UTC)Audio and smell have a solid effect too.
There have been a number of psychological studies on the effect of environment on learning/memory. People who tried to recognize or recall information in the same/similar environment did much better than those who switched to a different place.