Memory Flashcards
Encoding
the conversion of information into a useable form so it can neuroogically stored in meory
Rehearsal
Consolidation
the neurobiological process of making newly from memory
Retrieval
the recovery of stored information and bringing ito conscious awareness for use
Storage
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Sensory memory
the entry point of memory where all sensory memory information is detctedfrom the environment
Short- term memory
a system with limited storaged capaity where information is stored for a short time -
maintains information in conscious awareness
Long term memory
a memory that holds an unlimited amount of information for very long time (possibly permently)
Also explicit and implicit
Implicit
a long term memory that does not require conscious or intentional retrieval (memory without awareness)
E,g name, adresss
Explicit
long term mermoy that can be consciously retrived ( memory with awareness)
Semantic
long term explicit memory of facts and knowledge about the world
Episodic memory
long term explicit memory of peronally experienced events associated with particular time and place
Procedural memory
long term implicit memory of skills that have been learned previously
Capacity
the amount of information a memory storage system can hold
Hippocampus
a structure in the medial temporal, responsible fot formation, encoding and consilidation of new long term explicitly memories