PS102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Information Processing Theory, Episodic Memory, Sensory Memory
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The system by which we retain information and bring it to mind. A method of retaining the information and skills we acquire through experience: encoding. Converting information into a form usable in memory: storage. Information is stored and retrieved piece by piece. Information moves among 3 memory stores during encoding, storage, and retrieval. Memories are stored as part of a large integrated web of information. Represented in the brain as a pattern of activation across entire neural networks. Stimulus from the environment -> sensory memory -> encoding -> working memory -> Storage: retaining memories over the long term. Retrieval: recalling memories when we need them. The web of memories is similar to how neurons form networks in our brain. The transformation of information from one form/ code to another. Code can be sound pattern, letter sequence, image, and tactile cue. The retention of encoded information over time. Can last from fractions of a second to several seconds to indefinitely.
