Experimentation has shown that certain birds and mammals, at least, are capable of acquiring and retaining knowledge of some aposematic mechanisms from a single experience.
The standard interpretation is that H.M. was able to acquire and improve motor skills, even though he could not retain knowledge of facts.
Ninety years later, survivors of the worst epidemic in history still retain knowledge of the event--on a cellular level.
Another interesting finding is that students seemed to retain knowledge of the LDS stance on evolution while forgetting specific knowledge of evolution.
"The game format teaching strategy has an added advantage in retaining knowledge of the subject for a longer time compared with a lecture format".
A principle popular among friends of closure is the following: If one knows p and competently deduces q from p while retaining knowledge of p, and one comes to believe q on that basis, then one knows q.
The findings of the study revealed that knowledge of formulaic sequences is a strong predictor of language proficiency and both 'focus on form' and 'focus on forms' methods of instructing formulaic sequences are equally effective in developing and retaining knowledge of formulaic sequences.
We found that lay people can effectively retain knowledge of prehospital trauma care learned through a context-appropriate first-aid course for at least six months.
We hypothesized that participants would retain knowledge of first-aid learned during the training course, use the skills and kit frequently and feel more empowered to provide emergency services.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.09457.001 Throughout life, animals must learn how to respond accurately to new sensations and environments, while retaining knowledge of previous experiences.
