The Static Storage Model

In this part, we will conclude what is constructive nature of memory and some of the examples of how it works.

Memory refers to the persistence of learning in a state that can be revealed at a later time (Squire, 1987). A memory is a network of neocortical neurons and the connections that link them. That network is formed by experience as a result of the concurrent activation of neuronal ensembles that

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Human memory is a complex cognitive structure, which can be defined in many ways. One would argue that memory is 1.) The mental function of retaining information about stimuli, event, images, ideas, etc. after the original stimuli is no longer present. 2.) The hypothesized storage system in the mind that holds this information is so retained. A clear distinction is made between different types of memory systems and can be divided into subclasses.

To start, it is important to understand how memory storage occurs. After a series of experiments conducted from 1958-2000, by Dr. Eric R Kandel and numerous colleagues, using a radical reductionist approach, he found evidence for several theories.

DNA is life, and life is abundant on planet Earth. The barren surface crawls with untold trillions of unique genetic codes, turning the land rich and green. The ocean bursts species with DNA that enables a cold and watery existence. Then there is the life unseen, hidden for four billion years from the naked eye. All diversity is life, and all of life is DNA. At its heart, the goal of science is organizing observations and quantitative data which define the biological processes and relationships of species; however, the field of genetics is uniquely complicated in this pursuit due to an infinite source of DNA subjects to study and an ever shifting genetic landscape which refuses

There are various memory storage systems or stages over which information must navigate if it is to be remembered called the three-system approach to memory. This

Lesson 3.1 is a review of the low-level constructs that we use to store and

There are many risks to new advancements in science and technology, but the biggest fears of the public often come from fear of change and not actual bad outcomes. The fabrication of DNA present in human chromosomes is a topic commonly tackled in science fiction, where the results are based on the supposed negatives of what is ultimately positive change and not on the actual risks. The easiest way to show that supposed fears are not real risks is to relate it to reality. Ultimately, it is my view that fabrication of human DNA has many potential benefits that outweigh the risks if they are dealt with appropriately.

For many years, There have been many discoveries in the world of science such as; the structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) by Watson and Crick, the purines and pyrmides of DNA by the Human Genome Project, yet despite discovering genetic changes associated with Huntington’s disease, Alzheimer's Disease, and thousands of other diseases with deleterious genetic mutations, The process of openly altering the structure of DNA and using it in many industries from agriculture to clinical research has only just began.

The multi store model (Atkinson, & Shiffrin 1968) describes memory in terms of information flowing through a system. Accordingly, it can be described as an information processing model with an input, process and output. Information is detected by the sense organs and enters the sensory memory. If attended to this information enters the short term memory. Information from the STM is then transferred to the long-term memory by rehearsal.

Atkinson and Shriffin (1968) established a model known as the multi-store model. The model depicts that memory can be interpreted as a sequence of steps, whereby

“Every time I learn the name of a student, I forget the name of a fish” was once said by David Jordan, the president of Stanford University (Anderson, Bjork & Bjork, 2000). This statement is interesting because it brings up the idea of the amount of information one can consume and maintain available at any given time; this information is put into memory. Memory is the process of maintaining, recovering, and applying information about episodes and events, when the original material is not current (Goldstein, 2008, p. 136). This definition mean even if we have not just experience that memory, our brain can go back in time and retrieve what has happened hours, days or years ago. Retrieving memories from the brain is the process of relocating material from Long Term Memory (LTM) back into working memory, where it becomes available through consciousness (Goldstein, 2008, p. 197). Our brain is capable of retrieving information because it has been encoded. Encoding is the process of obtaining information then converting it into memories, in which goes onto our LTM (Goldstein, 2008, p. 196). The main claim of this essay is that is that if a memory is encoded correctly, then that is all that is needed for memory failure or success and the process of retrieving memories also relies on the encoding of the memory.

Finally let us accept the software-based memory criterion, which states that X at t1 is identical to Y at t2 if Y remembers the thoughts and experiences of X, and Y’s remembrance is caused in the right way. By right way, we mean any reliable cause, excluding things such as false memories of experiences or hallucination induced thoughts. To analyze this criterion we must define how memories are stored in X and Y, and we will look at it from the view of the memories being held in the brain. If this is the case, when X’s atoms are destroyed and then recreated as Y, we know that the memories that were in X’s brain

Memory makes us. It is, to an extent, a collection of unique and personal experiences that we, as individuals, have amassed over our lifetime. It is what connects us to our past and what shapes our present and the future. If we are unable remember the what, when, where, and who of our everyday lives, our level of functioning would be greatly impacted. Memory is defined as or recognized as the “sum or total of what we remember.” Memory provides us the ability to learn and adjust to or from prior experiences. In addition, memory or our ability to remember plays an integral role in the building and sustaining of relationships. Additionally, memory is also a process; it is how we internalize and store our external environment and experiences. It entails the capacity to remember past experiences, and the process of recalling previous experiences, information, impressions, habits and skills to awareness. It is the storage of materials learned and/or retained from our experiences. This fact is demonstrated by the modification, adjustment and/or adaptation of structure or behavior. Furthermore, we as individuals, envision thoughts and ideas of the present through short-term memory, or in our working memory, we warehouse past experiences and learned values in long-term memory, also referred to as episodic or semantic memory. Most importantly, memory is malleable and it is intimately linked to our sense of identity and where we believe we belong in the world.