PSYCH 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7.1: Epigenetics, Glutamine, Histone Deacetylase
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Memory is the processing of information: most psychologists view memory as a form of information processing, the multiple processes of memory can be thought of as operating over time in three phases: Encoding: occurs at the time of learning; processing information into a neural code so that it can be stored within the brain. Storage: the retention of encoded representations over time. Consolidation: the neural processes by which encoded information becomes stored in memory. There are at least three storage systems, which differ in how long they store information. Retrieval: the act of recalling or remembering stored information when it is. Memory is the result of brain activity needed: karl lashley. Coined the term engram, referring to the physical site of memory storage; where the memory lives . Equipotentiality: concluded that memory is distributed throughout the brain rather than confined to any specific location: donald hebb. Proposed that memory results from alterations in synaptic connections.
