Scholars 6 | - Freelance Writer
May 30, 2018 | #1
The human memory is a storage compartment in the mind where past events and experiences are stored. Memories can be stored for a short time or they can be stored or longer periods in the long term memory. The memory is not contained within one part of the brain but is a brain wide process that works in conjunction with other parts of the brain. Memories are encoded in the brain and important to cognitive health. Through memories, people learn. The memory will sort through the information and store what is important and discard what is not. The way the memory is organized is important to learning.
Based on the Atkinson-Shiffrin theory, the memory involves an information processing model acting similar to the functions of a computer. The model begins with the environmental input. This means processing what was seen, felt, or heard and sending to the sensory memory. If the person pays attention to the environmental input, it will be placed in the short term memory where it can be retrieved for short periods of time. The recall or retrieval of the information from the short term memory sends the information to the long term memory. Information can then be retrieved from the long term memory when needed.
In this model, the senses detect the environmental input and then enters the sensory memory. The sensory memory is important to discarding information not relevant or important enough to be sent to the short term memory. For example, if you saw a blue car on Wednesday, this would be discarded as irrelevant by the sensory memory but a teacher informing a student of a test Friday would travel through the sensory memory into the short term memory. If the information is rehearsed, it will store in the long term memory. Rehearsal is described by Atkinson and Shiffrin as maintenance rehearsal. This means the person makes a conscious effort to remember the information.
Short term and long term can be improved through a proper diet and amble amounts of sleep. When people eat a healthy diet, engage in physical activity, and get plenty of sleep it ensure the brain is in top physical condition. Physical exercise can stimulate the brain and improve learning. The memory works optimally when the mind and body is taken care of. It is important to properly stimulate the brain through learning and brain training. Improving long term memory requires a conscious effort to remember information. This can be done by practicing various learning techniques. Improving memory requires focus, the senses, and repeating the information.
Memory is organized through an information processing model where the brain encodes information in the environment, relevant information is then stored in the memory, and the memory is retrieved when it is needed. Attention results in sensory information moving into the short term or working memory. This process can be conscious or unconscious. For example the student will make a conscious effort to remember they have a test on Friday. Different organization strategies assist in the storage of memories. Retrieval cues are used to move memories into the long term memory.
Healthy eating involves eliminating food high in fats and foods high in carbohydrates and increasing consumption of lean proteins and vegetables. The best way to remember the best foods to eat is to write a list of the healthy foods and then memorize them. Once a list is made of the information, attention has been paid. Paying attention to the information will allow the student to store it in their short term memory. Studying or rehearsing the information will store the information in the long term memory. If the information is not rehearsed, it will not store in the long term memory to be used later.
References
Raaijmakers, J.G.W. & Shiffrin, R.M. (2003). Models versus descriptions: Real differences and language differences. Study on Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 26, 753.
Shrager, Y. et al. (2008). Working Memory and the Organization of Brain Systems. Journal of Neuroscience, 28(18): 4818-4822
Based on the Atkinson-Shiffrin theory, the memory involves an information processing model acting similar to the functions of a computer. The model begins with the environmental input. This means processing what was seen, felt, or heard and sending to the sensory memory. If the person pays attention to the environmental input, it will be placed in the short term memory where it can be retrieved for short periods of time. The recall or retrieval of the information from the short term memory sends the information to the long term memory. Information can then be retrieved from the long term memory when needed.In this model, the senses detect the environmental input and then enters the sensory memory. The sensory memory is important to discarding information not relevant or important enough to be sent to the short term memory. For example, if you saw a blue car on Wednesday, this would be discarded as irrelevant by the sensory memory but a teacher informing a student of a test Friday would travel through the sensory memory into the short term memory. If the information is rehearsed, it will store in the long term memory. Rehearsal is described by Atkinson and Shiffrin as maintenance rehearsal. This means the person makes a conscious effort to remember the information.
Short term and long term can be improved through a proper diet and amble amounts of sleep. When people eat a healthy diet, engage in physical activity, and get plenty of sleep it ensure the brain is in top physical condition. Physical exercise can stimulate the brain and improve learning. The memory works optimally when the mind and body is taken care of. It is important to properly stimulate the brain through learning and brain training. Improving long term memory requires a conscious effort to remember information. This can be done by practicing various learning techniques. Improving memory requires focus, the senses, and repeating the information.
Memory is organized through an information processing model where the brain encodes information in the environment, relevant information is then stored in the memory, and the memory is retrieved when it is needed. Attention results in sensory information moving into the short term or working memory. This process can be conscious or unconscious. For example the student will make a conscious effort to remember they have a test on Friday. Different organization strategies assist in the storage of memories. Retrieval cues are used to move memories into the long term memory.
Healthy eating involves eliminating food high in fats and foods high in carbohydrates and increasing consumption of lean proteins and vegetables. The best way to remember the best foods to eat is to write a list of the healthy foods and then memorize them. Once a list is made of the information, attention has been paid. Paying attention to the information will allow the student to store it in their short term memory. Studying or rehearsing the information will store the information in the long term memory. If the information is not rehearsed, it will not store in the long term memory to be used later.
References
Raaijmakers, J.G.W. & Shiffrin, R.M. (2003). Models versus descriptions: Real differences and language differences. Study on Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 26, 753.
Shrager, Y. et al. (2008). Working Memory and the Organization of Brain Systems. Journal of Neuroscience, 28(18): 4818-4822