Memory Presentation

Memory Presentation PSY/201 Week five

Anatomy of the Brain

The brain controls the body. You can move and feel because of the brain. And it is the brain that makes you able to think, to show emotions, and to make judgments. The brain is protected by the skull, tissue, and fluid.

Functions of the Brain

The brain’s right side controls the left side of the body. And the left side of the brain controls the body’s right side. Each section of the brain has specific roles. Some skills and traits occur in more than one section. The main parts of the brain and some of their functions are listed below.

Protecting the Brain

Beneath its outer covering of tissue (called the Dura), the brain is cushioned and supported by a special fluid. This cerebrospinal fluid fills the space between the Dura and brain. Arteries and veins carry blood to and from the brain. Without

Memory Presentation

Stages of information storage

First is the sensory memory which is the initial, momentary storage of information. Here the information lasts for an instant. Then, if the information the sensory memory has picked has any meaning it will then it will be stored in Short- term memory. It is at the short memory the information first has a meaning, but only lasts for about 15 – 20 seconds. For information to be stored in short-term memory it has to be repeated. To transfer the information from short- term memory to long-term memory then the information has to be rehearsed through Elaborated rehearsal which occurs if the information is organized in a logical manner which link it to other memory and in the end creating an image.

How I store information

I store information in my long term memory first by creating an interest in what I am learning. By making information more valuable to me then I am able to rehearse it over and over again until am satisfied it’s stored in my long term memory. For example, if am reading my course work material, I skim through the whole...