PSY100H1 Lecture Notes - Rhinal Cortex, Short-Term Memory, Frontal Lobe
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Memory is the capacity of the nervous system to acquire and retain usable skills and knowledge, allowing living organisms to benefit from experience. Modal memory model is the three-stage memory system that involves sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory. Sensory memory is when information such as lights and smells leaves a trace on the nervous system for a split second and then vanishes and is often referred to as iconic memory and echoic memory. The george sperling experiment tested flashing rows of letters for brief moments and asking to recall but individuals were only able to recall within 1/3 second. Short term memory (immediate memory) holds information in awareness for a brief period of time but up to 20 second limit. Working memory is an active processing system that deals with multiple types of information such as sounds, images and ideas. The working memory system consists of three components: central executive, the phonological loop and the visuospatial sketchpad.
