Me 2.5 Storing Memories Flashcards
There isn’t any: it is essentially limitless.
What are the limits to our long-term memory
The entire brain. It is not stored in a specific location, but rather different parts of it.
Where is memory at?
Memories of personal experiences and events
Example: Your first day of school
Episodic Memory
General knowledge and facts
Example: Knowing the capital of France is Paris
Semantic Memory
Left frontal cortex
Which section of the brain would thinking about passwords or letter activate?
Right frontal cortex
Which section of the brain would imagining things activate?
It helps process explicit information. It activates when new memories are being formed. Sort of like a save button.
What role does the hippocampus play in memory?
Migrating information from the hippocampus to the cortex for storage. Sleep supports this stage.
Memory Consolidation
Helps develop certain conditioned reflexes.
Cerebellum in memory
Involved in motor movement, facilitates the formation of procedural memories for skills. Receives input from the cortex and communicates with the cerebellum.
Basal Gangila
Inability to recall memories from early childhood.
Reason: hippocampus is the last to mature and we do not possess language skills back then.
Infantile Amnesia
trigger hormones that influence memory formation.
What do emotions do to memories?
It allows for strong memories to form
What does stress do in memory
A lasting form of physical change as memory forms.
Memory trace
Mental snapshots of exciting or shocking moments
Flashbulb Memories
