memory

1. There are many process of memory. The basic of them all are encoding, storage and retrieval. Your short-term memory (STM) has a limited time till the information is forgotten (10-30 seconds). Long-term memory (LTM) virtually has an unlimited storing capacity. Through process of consolidation and hints or cues you can retrieve past memory’s and emotions. Our working memory has three areas: phonological loop, visuospatial sketchpad and central executive. These components basically store audio/visual …

…retrograde and anterograde amnesia. One of the key symptoms is confabulation. These patients will make up a story and except it as true. It is said that if we live long enough we will all develop Alzheimer disease. This disease is associated with “serious memory loss, confusion, depression, restlessness, hallucinations, delusions and disturbances in eating” (Kalat, p. 355). Korsakoff and Alzheimer disease both have to deal with a chemical imbalance. They both show dramatic memory loss.