Who would study psychology if they didn't have some kind of problem?

Chapter 280 [Micro-expression Analysis - Intermediate], and the new project to be launched.

[Memory Palace - Beginner Level: Visually received information is stored in the consultation room in text form, and the stored information can be recalled within the consultation room.]

Nan Zhuren blinked.

Memory Palace?

The description of this skill... is interesting.

Like micro-expression analysis, the memory palace concept also has real-world counterparts in a sense.

Unlike hyperthymesia, which is a physiological variation, the memory palace is a special memory technique that can theoretically be achieved through training.

Its basic principle is to transform abstract information into concrete images and store them in a constructed spatial anchor scene in the brain, thereby improving memory efficiency by utilizing human sensitivity to space and images.

In the British TV series "Sherlock," the protagonist Sherlock Holmes uses the basic memory palace technique: "Imagine the human brain as an empty attic, and then put knowledge into it as furniture." This allows him to memorize a vast amount of biological, chemical, and other related knowledge.

One season's final boss took this "memory palace" technique to an extreme, constructing his brain as a library. As long as he knew a person's name, he could recall thousands of words of information about that person from the "library."

This is an exaggerated depiction of the "memory palace" in film and television works.

A slightly more realistic example is that of the ancient Greek poet Simonides. While attending a banquet, the building at the venue unexpectedly collapsed, resulting in the deaths of many guests. Afterwards, Simonides, by reviewing the list of attendees, recalled the locations of all the victims at the time of the disaster and the corresponding cause of death for each person.

This involves using the "banquet" as a memory palace, storing everyone's "death scenes" as information, and finally retrieving the corresponding information by using the "list" as a trigger.

Simply put, the memory palace can turn the human brain into a super search engine.

Of course, like all skills that can be acquired through training, not everyone can achieve this level.

Many other memory tricks, such as "making up rhymes", "classifying similar things for memory", and "multi-sensory superposition memory method", can be said to be a simplified version of the memory palace method.

"only……"

Nan Zhuren frowned: "My [Memory Palace] is not only inferior to the BOSS's, but it seems to be even inferior to Sherlock Holmes's."

"[The information received visually is stored in this consultation room in a memory-like manner, and the stored information can be recalled within the consultation room]..."

Nan Zhuren suddenly raised his head.

He looked around at his own "Dream Psychological Counseling Center".

Although this was his dream, in his sleep, everything around him seemed tangible to Nan Zhuren.

When Nan Zhuren touches these things—desktops, sofas, computers, bookshelves—he even experiences a corresponding tactile sensation.

"Could this be my [Memory Palace]?!"

"And will the things I encounter during the day be reproduced here in some form?"

Nan Zhuren was filled with doubt and uncertainty.

"Does that mean I have to fall asleep first if I want to recall something?"

"It's not very practical... wait a minute!"

Nan Zhuren blinked.

If he remembers correctly, he was going to prepare for graduate school entrance exams...

There were over a dozen professional reference books, hundreds of pages long, English vocabulary books, and political textbooks that I needed to memorize...

Nan Zhuren's eyes gradually brightened.

"But... if you can only recall things when you're asleep, it won't be very useful during the exam. At most, you can memorize during the day and continue memorizing in your dreams at night, which only gives you twice the study time of others..."

Nan Zhuren's eyes gradually dimmed again.

"Or, if I encounter a section I don't know during the exam, I can take a nap right there, flip through the book in my dream, and then continue writing when I wake up?"

Nan Zhuren thought about it aimlessly, then quickly shook his head, dismissing the idea.

The mechanism of action of the memory palace will be explored little by little through experiments later.

Right now, there's another thing to do. ...

You have received [Advanced Psychological Techniques Training]

Please select your area of ​​further study.

【…】

There's another opportunity for advanced training in psychological techniques!

Nan Zhuren lightly tapped the subtitles, this time selecting "Upgrade a current technique".

Then, he chose—

Micro-expression analysis - Beginner level

This is different from obtaining the [Memory Palace].

This time, at the moment of making the choice, Nan Zhuren suddenly felt a sharp pain in his brain.

But what followed was an unusual sense of transparency.

It was as if something that had been blocked in his brain for a long time had finally been cleared. In an instant, Nan Zhuren felt that he had become "energetic".

[Micro-expression Analysis - Beginner] → [Micro-expression Analysis - Intermediate]

[Micro-expression analysis - Intermediate: Receive, record, and analyze all micro-expressions within the field of vision.]

Nan Zhuren blinked.

Incidentally, the initial "Micro-expression Analysis - Beginner" level was not obtained through "Advanced Psychological Techniques Training," but rather through the first "Psychological Training" session.

There was no corresponding introduction at the time, but fortunately, the mechanism of micro-expression analysis is very simple, and Nan Zhuren quickly figured out how to use it.

As for the current situation, this statement...

Nan Zhuren's eyes lit up again.

As mentioned before, the ability to analyze micro-expressions enhances Nan Zhuren's related "attributes" in a sense, including observation, memory, and flexibility of thinking, to the point that he can accomplish on-site what a group of people can only do afterward through professional equipment review.

Previously, Nan Zhuren's micro-expression analysis was limited to "one person".

He also needs to be fully focused when analyzing the other party.

When they were interrogating Huang Xin earlier, they almost overlooked important information about Liu Pan.

Now, the [Micro-expression Analysis - Intermediate] has further enhanced its related "attributes" to the point that it can analyze the micro-expressions of everyone within sight?
"It's kind of interesting..."

Nan Zhuren touched his chin.

"Let's experiment with them properly later."
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The others were naturally unaware of the changes that had occurred in Nan Zhuren.

At least Weng Pingting is unaware of this for the time being.

The eldest sister, wrapped in a trench coat, exuded an aura of "keep away," and waited at the airport arrival gate once again.

For nearly half a month, she went to the airport countless times, but she never managed to board a plane.

Incidentally, Bai Qinghua has already been sent away by her.

Fortunately, she didn't have to wait long this time.

In her field of vision, a tall man stopped at the exit, looked around for a moment, and then quickly walked towards Weng Pingting.

"Sister."

The man called out, "Long time no see."

(End of this chapter)