Memory disorders

Memory is a complex system that constantly collects new stimuli and preserves previous experiences. This procedure consists of several multiplex steps to allow us to retain information over time. The method our brain uses to enhance our memories is through encoding, storage, and retrieval. Each level is extremely intricate and requires a plethora of attention. If a fault occurs within any of these processes, particular memories can be hindered. To prevent omissions, there are certain strategies…

with the results from two meta-analysis studies investigated memory function in OSA compared to age-matched norms, showing that OSA most frequently affects verbal episodic memory compared to other cognitive domains, in particular, verbal delayed recall (effect sizes d= 0.44-0.52).[11, 52] These data suggests that OSA predominantly affects memory retrieval process and that encoding process may not be the primary resource of episodic memory impairment in…

important part of a human’s life; it rejuvenates our energy levels, helps with mental processing, and lastly helps with memory and memory retention. Memories are essential any living being. Remembering where the car keys are or remembering meaningful thoughts are what help us connect ideas, thoughts, or things together. Therefore, if we study the connections of sleep and memory this could improve the way we retain information. That there are other variable that could help improve the way we…

The effect of food consumption on memory recall The theory that food consumption has a positive affect on cognitive processes is supported by Humanist psychologist Maslow, who’s hierarchy of needs (1970) theory states that a persons biological needs such as oxygen, water and food must be met before the body can concentrate on needs higher up in the hierarchy triangle such as esteem, cognitive and aesthetic needs (R. Gross, 2001). Since Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory, there have been many…

The Internet has made it very easy look up whatever we need. The Internet has become the latest source of transactive memory. In a study conducted at Columbia University, scientists have found that “the internet is changing the nature of what we remember, making us more likely to recall where the facts are rather than the facts themselves” (Sparrow, Liu, and Wegner). All of the data on the World Wide Web is not “overwhelming,” but what is overwhelming is our inability to store and use it…

Empowering poetry allows a poet to relate to their audience through universal ideas of death and loss and the consolation brought by childhood memories. Gwen Harwood’s Father and Child and focuses on a recollection of childhood memories that deeply impacted her perspective on mortality and her relationship with her father. The mirroring structure of the Father and Child depicts a complete role reversal between the persona and her father, showing a switch in comforting each other in the face of…

Introduction There is a schism in the public opinion on the topic of memory, and there seems to be no clear consensus on, just how the human memory works. Not only there not widely spread misconception on how memory works in the public, but this misconception in the way memory functions has spread to our highest levels of law and justice too. There was a time that even the field of psychology was confused and divided by this issue. So, if psychology is what everybody looks to in for the answer…

In my experience, I do not think that our memory is similar to a tape recorder or a video recorder. It is hard to play a memory that is like a tape recorder or video recorder because one can forget major or minor details that might have taken place. A person cannot simply recall every small detail that already happened because you could combine memories together. When I recall a memory and I am not sure what exactly happened, I tend to ask someone who was there with me. For example, if my…

efficiency of memory usually begins to degenerate after people are over 30 years old because of the circle of brain’s cognitive performances (Svoboda, 2009). Each cognitive performance is changed with increasing age. Some cognitive performance is generated in older people, such as Semantic memory, Crystallized intelligence, and Emotional reasoning (Yue, 2013). On the other hand, older people have some degenerate cognitive performance, which are mostly related to memory, such as Recall, Episodic…

Study Response – Constructing Rich False Memories of Committing Crime 1. What did the study seek to explore? In this study, the researchers strived to determine if untrue memories could be created in participants if done in a controlled way. If the researchers were able to do so, they wished to determine how established these memories would be, and how their qualities could compare to similar emotional events and true memories. (Shaw, Porter, 2015) As well, the researchers wished to find out if…