Memory: Storage And The Consequences Of Memory

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How far back can you remember? Since you were three years old, maybe even two years old? That 's what we call memory. memory is how information is stored, and encoded, and retrieved in your brain. encoding memories allows information to be sensed in chemical and physical stimulus. but have you ever sat back and thought about how this can affect your life? Brain storage is a creation of permanent records in your head. Storage consists of two types, short term and long term memories. Storage refers to the process of placing newly learned information into memory. this is the ability to store and recall any information acquired over the period of your life. One of the types of storage includes short-term memory. According to an article written by Saul McLeod in 2009 there are three key aspects of short-term memory. this comprised of limited capacity, limited duration, and encoding. Limited capacity in short-term memory and we allow seven (plus or minus two) items to be stored at a time (Miller 1956). The limits of your durations of storage is very delicate and can be lost forgotten with distraction or time passing. you may also no short-term memory as working memory, which was proposed by Alan Baddeley 's and Graham hitch in 1974. Baddeley and Hitch propose there three …show more content…

The human body uses reaction time during complex situations such as a deer running out in front of you and you have to make that split-second decision to swerve or hit the animal. Reaction time can also be used in the retrieval of memories. If you need to remember something for a test or for quick debate answer, your reaction time is everything. If you can 't locate that information within your memories in time to get the answer, then you will have a feeling of failure which will be encoded in your mind as an awful long term

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