Long-term effects of alcohol

The information stored in the long term memory can take many forms. However, most long- term memory can be categorized into one of the several types: episodic, semantic, procedural and emotional memories Episodic memories are memories of specific event that happen to you, and can be easily told to another person. Usually these memories come from personal experience. Episodic memories can be compared to a diary that let you go back in time and let you retrieve a personal…

experiences, along with the accompanying emotional tone, into memories. The function of memory includes three components: encoding, storage, and retrieval. If any link in the chain is defective, memory can be impaired. Memories are held in short-and long-term “storage.”…

increases one’s ability to pay attention and remember new information. The benefits of getting adequate hours of sleep, in turn have drastic effects on one’s health if they do not obtain enough sleep. Sleep deprivation is known to cause a variety of issues like obesity, depression, and hypertension. Like health issues, sleep deprivation has serious effects on one’s cognitive processing…

brain is that of a computer. New bits of information are written in a particular location, and stored in the hard drive. For a better example, encoding of a memory is like hitting save on a computer file. Once the file is saved, it can be retrieved as long as the hard drive remains…

cholinesterase inhibitors (Advokat et al., 2014). Donepezil, galantamine, and rivastigmine are examples of acetyl cholinesterase inhibitors (AChE-Is) that are currently prescribed to patients suffering from Alzheimer’s disease (Hansen et al., 2008). Side effects associated with these AChE-Is include nausea, diarrhea, abdominal cramping and anorexia (Advokat et al., 2014). These drugs are problematic because they are usually only associated with a very small improvement in cognitive improvement…

doing or seeing something, and wonder to yourself how on earth did I remember that? Well, in this paper I will try to help you get a better understanding. I will explain how things you do, see, or hear become a memory. I will also discuss long term and short term memory along with why and what makes you forget. There will also be a page about amnesia , and the different systems and types of memories. I know at first it doesn’t sound that interesting, but if you just give it a chance I promise…

carries, which include: joy, sadness, anger, fear, and disgust. These five basic emotions not only control Riley’s life, but her memories. Most people don’t know this, but our memories are structured in a certain way. They may be separated by long-term or short-term as well as a joyful…

An average person can remember things that happen in their lives whether it be for a short time, or a long time. There are many factors involving the memory of the brain such as sleep. The human brain is a unique and amazing place where one can store things about their life. Some would say, that the human memory is like a huge library of moments stored throughout our brains. In my opinion, this is a great process is that if we are experiencing something new in our life, we can go and look up a…

Imagine your parents are in their sixties now and are beginning to forget certain things with age. Growing up your parents have been your support system through everything. From many amazing birthdays, graduation, and even the birth of your children. Although, you find your mom Lucy forgetting things that should not be forgotten, like a close family friend’s name. After a few months of this behavior, the forgetfulness has escalated from forgetting to pay the light bill, to forgetting to wish you…

It goes more in depth of the learning strategies for one to learn, in order to retain information in long term memory versus short term memory. As I stated earlier, I feel that each individual learns differently, and what works well for some may not work as well for others. I feel that more research in this particular subject would be greatly beneficial to many individuals…