Disney Pixar: The Experiences That Last A Lifetime

“Information flows from the outside world through our sight, hearing smelling, tasting and touch sensors. Memory is simply ways we store and recall things we 've sensed.” When we recall memories, the original neuron path that we used to sense the experience that we are recalling is refined, and the connection is made stronger. Sensory information in stored for only a few seconds in the cortex of the brain. This information can then progress to short-term memory, and then long-term memory, depending on the importance of the information received.

One can never forget their first kindergarten field trip, or the way your grandma’s house smells, your favorite song, or your first love, but how do we store and remember so many memories throughout our lifespan, in our brain? A memory is a “faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information”, but how? Memories are stored in direct braincells and brain structures, which allow us to remember our memories. Some memories can depend on one single molecule for their life long remembrance, and replay of episodes. Memories are stored in two ways, short term memory and long-term memory. These three different stages of memory allow us to take in and handle each little thing we learn in just one day. They keep us sane.

Memory is a cognitive function of the brain that is often taken for granted. Memory may have many purposes, but most importantly it is essentially a record of an entire life span. From this perspective memory is the most important aspect of consciousness. Unfortunately, through formal experimentation it has been shown that memory is fairly inaccurate, inconsistent, and often influenced by our own experiences as well as the bias of others. Memory is not only affected during an observed event, but there are instances where memory can be influenced after an event as well. There are also instances where memory can be affected retroactively due to personal experiences and biases. Incorrectly recalling the memories of one’s life is usually not

When speaking about memory, one needs to look at the parts of the brain that are

Steve Jobs once said, "You and I have memories longer he road that stretches out ahead". The brain is so detailed and holds so much information in every little area. There are so many things happening in the brain at once, and one of the most fascinating things would be memory. The memory has various abilities that make it so complex, including the memory system, how it functions, and memory retrieval, along with the capacity to memorize certain ideas easier

Memory is both an essential, yet complex, psychological process that relies on numerous neuroanatomical structures, including parts of the prefrontal cortex, cerebral cortex, temporal lobe, amygdala, cerebellum, basal ganglia, and the hippocampus, just to name a few. However, almost all areas of the human brain are connected to the systematic functioning of memory. According to Okano, Hirano, & Balaban (2000), differentiation between the process of memory and the process of learning is important in order understanding the neurobiological aspects of memory, although both are very closely connected. The researchers define memory as a behavioral modification resulting from innate experiences, while the act of learning is more of a process for

Learning is a very important aspect of humans and creatures alike. Not only is it essential to the survival and adaption into this world but it also defines who we are as individuals (Schiller et al, 2010; Tronson & Taylor, 2007). Memories from past experiences shape the people that we are today. A crucial element to learning is memory, without it we would not be able to retain information. The process of memory is very distinct and consists of several different stages: acquisition of memory, consolidation, retrieval and then either reconsolidation or extinction (Debiec & Ledoux, 2004; Diergaarde, Schoffelmeer & De Vries, 2008). As memory is such a critical aspect of learning, it is no wonder that its distinct process has become the topic of much research in the neurobiological universe (Hupbach et al, 2007; Nader & Hardt, 2009).

Under normal circumstances, several parts of the brain process our memories. Some of the more influential parts of the

Memories include many different stages of memory formation such as sensory memory, short term memory and long term memory, which requires an intensive cascade of neuronal signalling in many different regions in the brain in order to process. This brain-wide process of memory formation functions with each element of a memory (sights, sensations, emotions, sounds) being encoded in its respective region of the brain that processes these responses and result in a reactivation of the same neural patterns during recollection. Thus, this demonstrates the overall process of memory formation which incorporates its ability to encode, store and recall information (Gibbs, M. E. & Ng, K. T.,1977).

The partnership between Pixar and Disney has deep roots, going way back to 1991. The first result was 1995’s "Toy Story," which revolutionized the world of computer animation. Ever since, Pixar films have been distributed by the Walt Disney Company, proudly displaying both the Pixar logo "Luxo Jr." and the Disney castle.

So now the interesting question on how does the human memory work? Our memories are not stored in our brains as easily as you can click the save icon on a computer. They are actually reconstructions from elements scattered throughout various parts of the brain and are brought together. Memory is related to learning, which is defined as the process by which we our knowledge of the world and modify our

There are many movies where memory is portrayed inaccurately. In the film, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, memory removal was depicted through the patient reliving memories by viewing them as if they were recorded movie. However, this does not accurately depict memory, or the process of retrieving memories. In order to understand how memory is falsely portrayed in this film, it is important to recognize the different types of memory, and the areas of the brain in which memory is involved. This paper will review a scene of the movie Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind, and will identify the misleading factors about the way memory is portrayed and misrepresented. This paper will also discuss the important, factual details of memory, the parts of the brain involved in memory, describe individuals with Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory in detail and how these individuals are the closest to having perfectly accurate memories.

Many researchers have tried to unravel the mystery of memory in the brain. Early popular theorist Atkinson and Shiffrin (1968) proposed that memories are kept in the brain in “stores” or rather locations where the information is held. They suggest that new information detected from the environment enters to the sensory memory. If attention is paid, the information then flows to the short term memory (STM). Thereafter, information must be rehearsed in order to lock it into the long term memory (LTM). This multi store model is a classic model of memory.

Although the belief that memory is composed of several distinct systems is not novel, it is only around the mid 20th century that experimental studies carried out on amnesic patients have started to confirm it (Squire, 2004). This essay will discuss the different types of memory systems that have been found, their distinctions and evidence supporting their existence derived from studies on amnesiacs.

2It should be known that a single memory is a complex construction. For example, when people think of a simple object the brain retrieves the objects name, its shape, function, and anything else that closely ties itself to that object. 2Each part of this memory is from a different region of the brain. 3(Mohs and Turkington) As stated by April Holladay, “memories of concepts and ideas are related to sense experiences because we extract the essence from sensed experiences to form generalized concepts.” And in the past, many experts explained memory as a ‘filing cabinet’ full of memory folders where