PSY372H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Brain Ischemia, Rachel Mcadams, Action Potential
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Memory is our only way of keeping track of ourselves as we progress through our lives and our world. Memory is our way of understanding how things work and of not having to relearn these things once we know them. Memory is also our personal store of events that have happened to us and how things happen in the world (socially and culturally) Not universally agreed upon as synonymous: within the tripartite structure, ltm is often divided into two sections, declarative/explicit memory: the aspect of human memory that deals with factual material that is conscious and can be discussed/declared. Further divided into semantic (fact memory) and episodic (personal: nondclarative/implicit memory: memory that tends to be nonconscious/lacks experience/info) awareness. Sensory memory: sensory memory or registration is the first stage of the memory process. It"s the ability to retain impressions of sensory-based information after the original stimulus has ceased.
