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“Watch Your Language”: A Literature Review on the Use of Dirty words in Improving Memory for Adult Learners
Thomas C. Varkey

Treatments for neurological disorders have employed the use of dirty language as a method of overcoming language deficits, especially for those who have experienced strokes. Because of the linkage of the cursing language pathway and the memory, there has been some discussion on how the use of dirty language could improve recall in neurologically intact individuals. Twenty-six [1-26] studies were included within this literature review. Inclusion criteria included use of swears words as defined by Jay [10] and attention to memory. This literature review looks at the neurobiological basis of the limbic pathway, explores previous research, and proposes a study to see the effects of the use of dirty language within the adult learner space as a way to increase the overall retention of information for the students

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