MRCPsych on the Go: Revision Essentials
Hello! My name is Dr Aalap Asurlekar, a Core Psychiatry Trainee in the UK and the creator and host of MRCPsych on the Go: Revision Essentials.
Having experienced firsthand the challenge of preparing for the MRCPsych exams alongside full-time clinical work, I created this podcast to make high-quality, structured revision more accessible.
Each episode focuses on key syllabus topics, explained in clear and structured language to help you understand and retain the most important concepts.
Whether you are a psychiatry trainee preparing for Paper A, B, or CASC, or a medical student looking to strengthen your psychiatry knowledge, this podcast is designed to fit around your schedule. Episodes include exam-style questions and clinical scenarios to support active recall, so you can revise during commutes, walks, or between shifts.
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MRCPsych on the Go: Revision Essentials
10. High-Yield Memory Systems: Encoding, Storage and Retrieval Explained
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Memory is not like a hard drive. It is a reconstructive process that is far more complex, and far more fascinating, than simply saving and replaying information.
In this episode, we explore how memory works in psychology and neuroscience. We cover encoding, storage and retrieval, the role of chunking in improving memory performance, and the key memory models that explain how information is processed and stored in the brain. These concepts are clinically relevant to memory disorders in psychiatry.
Ideal for MRCPsych Part A revision, psychology students and anyone who has ever wondered how memory actually works. Aligned with the Royal College of Psychiatrists MRCPsych Part A syllabus, paragraph 1.1.4.
