CerberusTheHunter t1_iydhbx0 wrote
Their prefrontal cortex was found to be abnormally fresh?
I figured it was something similar to what is seen in bardic poetry going back thousands of years. Certain patterns are adaptable enough to be about anything and using the right words can fit anything into the pattern.
I_see_dumb_poeple t1_iyent78 wrote
It's a blessing and a curse, really. If you think of the best freestylers out there, many are charismatic leaders. Some have even been known to be "too fresh" and "too clean" though.
Normal_Incident_2177 t1_iyet4ou wrote
😂 I wonder how many heads this will go over
absolutelyshafted t1_iyf1y7f wrote
Reminds me of something I read about Hindu scriptures and mythology from ancient times. None of them got written down until like 2nd Century BCE, meaning they were passed down orally from teacher to student despite being grotesquely long
For example The Mahabharata consists of over 200,000 individual verse line and long passages written in prose. The Ramayana is 24,000 verses.
Apparently the priests chant these verses in a very specific style of song/prayer and over time these get ingrained in the students heads. It’s the pattern and rhythm that really helps with memorization.
Therefore all the Hindu texts are preserved with almost perfect grammatical and tonal fidelity, to the point where we can easily learn the ancient Sanskrit language without much guessing or reconstruction
pickleer t1_iyejk15 wrote
Exactly! Memorizing rhyming word combinations then connects the patterns. Closer in time, some Mexican mariachis preserve and continue this tradition.
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