# 557: This is How Your Brain Actually Learns (The Brain Science Behind Our RAMP Tool)

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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we explain the neuroscience behind our RAMP bar study tool -- which we introduced in a recent episode . We discuss the limitation of working memory, which makes it essential to move legal rules into long-term memory through spaced repetition and scaffolding. In this episode we discuss: The research and science behind our RAMP bar study tool Scaffolding and why we use three learning tiers Studying through spaced repetition RAMP study mode features and confidence calibration How much information can our working memory hold? Resources: https://barexamtoolbox.com/ramp (https://barexamtoolbox.com/ramp) Podcast Episode 369: Using Spaced Repetition for Your Law School and Bar Exam Studies (w/Gabriel Teninbaum) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-369-using-spaced-repetition-for-your-law-school-and-bar-exam-studies-w-gabriel-teninbaum/) Podcast Episode 554: How We're Thinking About NextGen Prep Differently (Plus, Try Our New Tool for Free) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-554-how-were-thinking-about-nextgen-prep-differently-plus-try-our-new-tool-for-free/) Download the Transcript (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/episode-557-this-is-how-your-brain-actually-learns-the-brain-science-behind-our-ramp-tool/) If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating on Apple Podcasts ( https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/law-school-toolbox-podcast/id1027603976 ) or your favorite listening app. And feel free to reach out to us directly. You can always reach us via the contact form on the Law School Toolbox website ( http://lawschooltoolbox.com/contact ). If you're concerned about the bar exam, check out our sister site, the Bar Exam Toolbox ( http://barexamtoolbox.com/ ). You can also sign up for our weekl…

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