Memory And Memory Analysis

The human brain is a vital organ which is crucial in every aspect of a persons life. Controlling speech, personality and keeping the body vessel functioning, the brain is also the home to every single event that a person has previously experienced. The ability to store and retrieve information like this over a period of time is called memory. A jam-packed pocket, stuffed full of everything that cannot be forgotten in the every day life, all depend on a persons mind and the capacity to hold and maintain these thoughts. From the basic setting of an alarm for the following morning in order to prevent from missing that early class, to the more delicate daily activities such as driving a vehicle, or remembering to grab the knife by the handle and …show more content…
Transience takes place after the thought has been encoded, but before the memory has been recalled. This applies to quick forgetfulness and is apart of the short-term sensory. Transience can also be activated in the long-term sensory of the brain. A thought or series of thoughts can slowly begin to fuzz and fade over a period of time, making the retrieval process more difficult and sometimes close to impossible for that person. There is always a period of time when a new song releases, and it is played on the radio so many times, it is quickly and widely memorized. The over-played song sticks into people’s memory and every time it is played, the words start pouring out in perfect synchronization with the catchy tune. Eventually, a new song comes along and triumphs the one that was played one hundred times. A couple years later, the once beloved song comes on the radio, the singing starts but it becomes difficult for the listener to recite the words that used to come so naturally. Memories begin to fade with the passing of time, and not only do we forget, but the remembrance can …show more content…
Suggestibility is when a memory can be altered or implanted into the retrieving of that information. Suggesting someone had experienced something, and later they find it in their thoughts that yes, that did happen when in reality the external source just “suggested” that the event really existed, even when there is no recollection of the subject matter. Falsely influencing older memories that materialized when a person was a child is easier than trying to redirect a more current thought. This is because the recalling of a memory from that long ago becomes difficult in retrieving, allowing more opportunity of an alteration or false recognition. Similar to suggestibility, the sixth sin of memory failure is another illustrated distorting of memory called bias. Bias is the connection between previous experiences and feelings, unlike altering memories or suggesting something that in fact never happened, bias is when present feelings can dictate what was being felt in a memory. This memory distortion is launched when something changes the feelings of the current situation and manipulates whatever was felt before that moment in time. Like when a bad break up happens, your significant other is no longer viewed as someone likable or in that matter, even remotely tolerable. This feeling of anger begins to suppress all