“Memory - the ability to use our signals for movement to the
past experiences to determine our from it. They both consist of
f u t u r e p a t h . ” - K i m A n n i n s u l a t e d n e r v e fi b e r s
Zimmermann
communicate electrically or
chemical neurotransmitter.
body
long,
that
by a
the Brain Conference. San
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short term memory - the capacity
for holding a small amount of
information in mind in an active,
readily available state for a short
period of time. The duration of
short-term memory (when
conscious memory - also known rehearsal or active maintenance is
as declarative memory
prevented) is believed to be in the
declarative memory - memories order of seconds.
that can be consciously recalled unconscious memory - a type of
such as facts and knowledge. m e m o r y i n w h i c h p r e v i o u s
Declarative memory can be divided experiences aid the performance of
into two categories: episodic a t a s k w i t h o u t c o n s c i o u s
memory, which stores specific awareness of these previous
p e r s o n a l e x p e r i e n c e s , a n d experiences.
semantic memory, which stores
working memory - the system that
factual information
is responsible for the transient
episodic memory - our memory of holding and processing of new and
experiences and specific events already stored information, an
that occur during our lives, from important process for reasoning,
which we can recreate at any given comprehension, learning and
point
memory updating. Working
hippocampus - a seahorse m e m o r y i s g e n e r a l l y u s e d
shaped structure located within the synonymously with short term
brain and considered an important memory.
part of the lambic system.
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