01:830:220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Long-Term Memory, Autobiographical Memory, Sensory Memory
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Records information from the senses for up to three seconds. We want information from our senses that only last for 3 seconds to move on to different things. Want a fluid memory so our brain can put information all together. Holds about seven items for up to twenty seconds before the material is forgotten or transferred to long-term memory. Need hippocampus for short-term memories to go to long-term memory. When we talk about ourselves, we are referring back to our memories about ourselves. Ex. need to learn how to drive a car yourself and memories are stored in the cerebellum. When someone has had too much alcohol, the cerebellum is disrupted. Process of grouping distinct bits of information into larger wholes to increase short-term memory capacity. Short-term memory: functions of short-term memory working memory. Term used to describe short-term memory as an active workspace where information is accessible for current use.
