How Memory Functions
Parts of the Brain Involved with Memory
Problems with Memory
Ways to Enhance Memory
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Set of processes used to encode, store and retrieve information over different periods of time

Memory

100

Main parts of the brain involved with memory

amygdala, hippocampus, cerebellum, and prefrontal cortex

100

Long-term memory loss

Amnesia 

100

Organize information into manageable chunks

Chunking

200

Information into our brains through a process

Encoding

200

Part of the brain where memories are stored

Amygdala

200

Two common types of amnesia

anterograde amnesia and retrograde amnesia

200

Think about the new meaning of information

Elaborative Rehearsal 

300

Purposeful studying of a test

Effortful processing

300

Part of the brain for memory processing

Hippocampus

300

Formulation of new memories

Construction

300

Memory aids

Mnemonic Devices

400

Encoding of words

Semantic coding

400

Implicit memories

Cerebellum and prefrontal cortex

400

Misremembering an event

Misinformation paradigm effect

400

Make memorizing more personal to you

Self-reference effect

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