PS102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Long-Term Memory, Working Memory, Episodic Memory
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What is memory: memory is recalling past events and past learning by means of encoding, storage, and retrieval. Memory: two theories of how memory works, information-processing theory. Encoding, storage, retrieval: parallel distributed theory. Pattern of activation across entire neural networks: activate networks where our memories are stores. Encoding entering information into memory - make info into a form our brain can use. Storage retaining memories over the long term - have to be able to locate/access info. Retrieval recalling memories when we need them - memory failures due to issues retrieving. Information processing theory: memory as being similar to a computer, three stage model of memory: Parallel distributed model: this web of memories is similar to how neurons form networks in our brain. In order to gain access you have to activate particular near networks more info = more webs. How do we encode information into memory: to get information into long-term memory, you need to encode it.
