Memory is incredible one

Memory is Incredible One

One of my friend got a  small tumor in her brain.So she was not able to remember any names at all  until her surgery to remove the tumor. She struggled a lot those period.I recognized that Our life survival mainly depends on our life.Without memory of past we might  not live today easily .Without memory  we can not remember who I am ,who you are ,who they are,what is dangerous,what to eat,how to ask  so on.Memory is the main thing in learning.

Memory is more indelible than ink.” 
― Anita Loos (American script writer)

“Memory is the means by which we draw on our past experiences in order to use this information in the present’ (Sternberg, 1999).(Psychologist)

                                             I would like to share about how information are stored in brain. Our brain has 3 kind of stage to store data.

A. Sensory Storage 
 Very initial storage where information store in faction of seconds only .Here it store the information as it is.the immediate, initial recording of sensory information.Visual image store for a 1/4 s,audible information store for a 3s.
                       When we receive information from sensing part (eye,ear) our brain will compare those information according  to long term memory to find a match for this new information. One more main thing is our perception.For example,If you consider it is important then it will pass to next stage of memory otherwise just it will go off.

Short term memory
It is a limited capacity storage where information store for 20s to 30s.for example your friend is telling some number to you to call 87634551289.As I mentioned short term storage has less storage,so it remember 1st two numbers  (87)and last two numbers(89) and it will push out in between numbers.But when you do rehearsal that means practice those numbers then it will go in to long term memory.By practice we can send those information in to long term memory.
             When I teach new language or subject to my daughter,I will compare with what she known well then it will go easily to long term memory.

Long term memory
It is unlimited storage ans it can keep information for a long period.There are 3 kinds of memory.

procedural memory
     It stores our behaviour for example how to eat.

Semantic memory
 It sores general world  facts and knowledge.

Episodic memory
It stores events,people ,place.

In my perception,

Memory is incredibly one in our life.

Reference

The book of Psychology ;Open stax college; Rice University