Memory - Main Aspects

Memory

What is Memory? • Memory is the mental activity of recalling information that you have learned or experienced.

Memory - Definition • The ability to recover information about past events or knowledge. • The process of recovering information about past events or knowledge.

Memory - Definition • Cognitive reconstruction. The brain engages in a remarkable reshuffling process in an attempt to extract what is general and what is particular about each passing moment.

Memory - Types • Memory may be divided into shortterm (also known as working or recent memory) and longterm memory.

Short-term Memory • Short-term memory recovers memories of recent events.

Long-term Memory • Long-term memory is concerned with recalling the more distant past.

Stages - Memory • Acquisition • Consolidation • Retrieval

Stages - Acquisiton • New information enters your brain. • The key to encoding information into your memory is concentration

Stages - Acquisiton • Unless you focus on information intently, it goes “in one ear and out the other.” This is why teachers are always nagging students to pay attention!

Stages - Consolidation • If you’ve concentrated well enough to encode new information in your brain, the hippocampus sends a signal to store the information as long-term memory.

Stages - Retrieval • When you need to recall information, your brain has to activate the same pattern of nerve cells it used to store it. The more frequently you need the information, the easier it is to retrieve it along healthy nerve cell connections.

Strategies • Pay attention. • Tailor information acquisition to your learning style. • Involve as many senses as possible. • Organize information.

Strategies • Be motivated and keep a positive attitude. • Rehearse information frequently and “overlearn.”

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