In Tony Buzan's book Use Your Memory he writes that the Greeks understood that there were two underlying principles for perfect memory. You must ASSOCIATE (link) whatever it is you wish to remember with a fixed location in your mind using your IMAGINATION throughout.

We now know that the upper part of the brain is divided in half and that each half specialises in different mental traits. In order to enhance your ability to remember and bring together the features of both sides of the brain, you should include the following when you ASSOCIATE and use your IMAGINATION to produce mnemonic imagery:

1. Synaesthesia/Sensuality

Most of the great natural memorisers blended their senses and introduced the following elements when they memorised:

1. Vision
2. Hearing
3. Sense of smell
4. Taste
5. Touch
6. Kinaesthesia (awareness of bodily position)

So the more that you involve your senses, the greater your ability to recall the information that you have learnt.

2. Movement

Ask yourself which of the two situations are you likely to remember the most? First of all consider an oak tree in a forest of oak trees. Now consider the same oak tree swaying violently while the trees around it are seemingly unaffected by whatever is causing the movement. The motion gives the mind more possibilities for it to 'link in' and thus remember.

3. Association

Association is one of the keys to a good memory. If you leave your coat in a cloakroom at a theatre, you will be given a ticket. When you return you expect to exchange the ticket that you were given for your coat. That is because the ticket you had was associated with the peg that held your coat. The same works with your memory. You will have a series of pegs in your mind which you associate with what you want to remember and when you recall, you go to that peg and the association will prompt the information stored.

4. Humour

Have fun with your memory and make all of your images funny, absurd and ridiculous. If you watch pedestrians walking past a lamp post in a crowded street nothing really stands out until someone does not watch where they are going and……….

5. Imagination

Einstein said "Imagination is more important than knowledge". Your imagination is vital to a good memory and the more you use it the better your memory will be.

6. Number

As Tony Buzan says, "Numbering adds specificity and efficiency to the principle of order and sequence".

7. Symbolism

A picture speaks a thousand words and so a more meaningful image that represents something boring or abstract will aid the memory process.

8. Colour

If we introduce the facilities of both sides of the brain into our memory techniques our overall performance improves - Colour is a feature of the workings of the right side of the brain. Also the more colourful the image, the easier it is to remember.

9. Order and/or sequence

By adding order and/or sequence it is easier for the brain to randomly access any piece of the information learned.

10. Positive Images

The more positive and pleasant your mnemonic images are, the more likely your brain will want to return to them.

11. Exaggeration

Exaggeration of size, shape and sound will enhance the image. If you saw a 10 foot high mouse wandering around your home town, I am sure that you would remember it!

So if you apply all of the elements above to your mnemonic imagery, then your are on your way to developing a good memory.

 托尼·布讚在他的著作《發揮你的記憶力》中寫道：希(xi)臘(la)人(ren)很(hen)清(qing)楚(chu)完(wan)美(mei)記(ji)憶(yi)力(li)的(de)兩(liang)大(da)原(yuan)理(li)，即(ji)想(xiang)象(xiang)力(li)和(he)聯(lian)想(xiang)力(li)
，具(ju)體(ti)地(di)說(shuo)，就(jiu)是(shi)要(yao)努(nu)力(li)通(tong)過(guo)想(xiang)象(xiang)，把(ba)希(xi)望(wang)記(ji)住(zhu)的(de)任(ren)何(he)東(dong)西(xi)與(yu)頭(tou)腦(nao)中(zhong)的(de)固(gu)定(ding)位(wei)置(zhi)完(wan)全(quan)聯(lian)係(xi)在(zai)一(yi)起(qi)。

我(wo)們(men)現(xian)已(yi)知(zhi)道(dao)，大(da)腦(nao)的(de)上(shang)部(bu)可(ke)分(fen)為(wei)兩(liang)半(ban)，每(mei)一(yi)半(ban)都(dou)有(you)不(bu)同(tong)的(de)思(si)維(wei)特(te)征(zheng)。為(wei)了(le)提(ti)高(gao)記(ji)憶(yi)力(li)
，也(ye)為(wei)了(le)把(ba)大(da)腦(nao)兩(liang)個(ge)部(bu)分(fen)的(de)特(te)征(zheng)緊(jin)密(mi)結(jie)合(he)起(qi)來(lai)
，在(zai)進(jin)行(xing)聯(lian)想(xiang)和(he)發(fa)揮(hui)想(xiang)象(xiang)力(li)而(er)在(zai)大(da)腦(nao)中(zhong)形(xing)成(cheng)有(you)助(zhu)於(yu)記(ji)憶(yi)的(de)圖(tu)象(xiang)過(guo)程(cheng)中(zhong)，需(xu)要(yao)涉(she)及(ji)以(yi)下(xia)途(tu)徑(jing)：

一、聯覺作用/感官作用

大多數天生的記憶高手都有把各種感官揉合在一起的能力，他們在記憶過程中都能夠發揮下列各種感覺功能：

1. 視覺
2. 聽覺
3. 嗅覺
4. 味覺
5. 觸覺
6. 體覺（對體位的感覺）

因此，發揮作用的感官越多，對所學知識的回憶能力就越強。

二、運動作用

可ke以yi問wen問wen自zi己ji，在zai下xia列lie兩liang種zhong情qing況kuang下xia
，哪na一yi種zhong記ji得de最zui牢lao固gu？首shou先xian想xiang象xiang一yi下xia一yi片pian橡xiang樹shu林lin中zhong的de某mou一yi棵ke橡xiang樹shu。現xian在zai再zai想xiang想xiang一yi下xia，要yao你ni記ji住zhu的de這zhe棵ke橡xiang樹shu正zheng在zai猛meng烈lie地di晃huang動dong，而er不bu管guan讓rang這zhe棵ke樹shu晃huang動dong的de原yuan因yin是shi什shen麼me
，這zhe棵ke周zhou圍wei的de其qi他ta橡xiang樹shu好hao象xiang就jiu是shi紋wen絲si不bu動dong。（這樣一來
，）樹的動感作用就會給大腦提供更大的記憶可能性，使它與要記憶的事物發生聯係，從而記住了這棵樹。

三、聯想作用

lianxiangshitigaojiyilideguanjiantujingzhiyi。ruguoqukanyanchu，badayicunfangzaiyimaojianli，jiuhuilingzouyizhangquyipiao。kanwanyanchuhuilai
，jiunengpingzhezhangxiaopiaoqulinghuinidedayi。zhisuoyinenggouquhuidayi
，zhengshiyinweishoulinazhedezhezhangxiaopiaoyijinghecunfangyiwudeguayijianfashengguanlian。jiyiyeyoutongyangdeguilv。danaozhongjiuyouzhemeyixiliedeguayijian
，tamenheyaojiyidedongxidoufashengzhemouzhongguanlian。dangxuyaohuixiangsuojiyidedongxishi，jiuhuidaoxiangyingdezhegeguayijianqu，erlianxiangzuoyongjiuhuitishisuochucundexinxi。

四、幽默作用

可以在記憶力中融入幽默因素，讓所有要記憶的情景變得好玩、滑(hua)稽(ji)甚(shen)至(zhi)荒(huang)唐(tang)。比(bi)如(ru)，你(ni)看(kan)著(zhe)熙(xi)熙(xi)攘(rang)攘(rang)的(de)街(jie)道(dao)上(shang)
，行(xing)人(ren)在(zai)走(zou)動(dong)
，他(ta)們(men)經(jing)過(guo)一(yi)根(gen)路(lu)燈(deng)杆(gan)，而(er)街(jie)上(shang)也(ye)沒(mei)有(you)什(shen)麼(me)向(xiang)街(jie)心(xin)方(fang)向(xiang)突(tu)出(chu)來(lai)的(de)東(dong)西(xi)
，這(zhe)時(shi)候(hou)有(you)人(ren)沒(mei)有(you)注(zhu)意(yi)到(dao)有(you)這(zhe)根(gen)路(lu)燈(deng)杆(gan)子(zi)，卻(que)一(yi)個(ge)勁(jin)地(di)朝(chao)它(ta)走(zou)過(guo)來(lai)，走(zou)過(guo)來(lai)……

五
、想象力

愛因斯坦說“想象力比知識更重要”。想象力對於提高記憶力也是十分重要的

，想象力發揮得越好，記憶力就越好。

六
、數字

正如托尼·布讚所說，“數字化能夠使秩序和順序的原則更具特異性和有效性。”

七、形象化

一幅畫勝過千言萬語。如果能夠用一幅豐富多彩的圖畫來代替某種抽象、單調的東西，必將有助記憶過程的快速完成。

八
、色彩

如ru果guo我wo們men能neng夠gou把ba兩liang個ge腦nao半ban球qiu的de有you利li條tiao件jian都dou變bian成cheng記ji憶yi本ben領ling，總zong體ti記ji憶yi水shui平ping就jiu一yi定ding能neng夠gou提ti高gao。色se彩cai記ji憶yi正zheng是shi大da腦nao右you半ban球qiu的de重zhong要yao特te征zheng之zhi一yi，因yin此ci圖tu象xiang色se彩cai越yue豐feng富fu，記ji憶yi就jiu越yue容rong易yi。

九

、秩序和/或順序

如果加上秩序和/或順序，大腦就更容易尋找到隨意掌握的各種信息。

十
、積極形象

助記圖象越積極、越讓人感到愉悅，大腦就越容易且越喜歡去回憶它。

十一、誇張作用

對事物的大小、形狀和聲音加以誇張
，也有助於增進對事物的記憶。如果你在家鄉看見一隻高達10英尺的老鼠，在街上隨處走動，我想你怎麼也忘不了吧？

如果能運用上麵提到的這十一種助記手段來幫助記憶，就是在提高記憶力的道路上行進了。