The Mind's Storehouse: Other Brain Structures Involved in the Memory Game
Different parts of the prefrontal cortex are involved in storing information referred to as the working memory. The more distinctive a memory trace, the more likely it can be retrieved later. If something interesting or emotionally exciting occurs, ...
The Mind's Storehouse: Storage: Retaining Information
Short-term memory, without further processing or rehearsal, will last no more than 30 seconds and is limited in how many unrelated items can be stored at any one time. In contrast, long-term memory does not seem to be limited. Evidence points to the...
The Great Mystery: Discounted Theories of Consciousness
Although it is widely accepted that a person's mental life is caused by neurobiological processes in the brain, we have no real understanding of how the brain gives rise to consciousness, or what brain processes are specifically responsible. The ide...
The Most Amazing Machine: Tools of Discovery
Methods for studying the brain have evolved with the technology. The development of the electroencephalogram (EEG) allows researchers to measure electrical activity in the brain. Positron emission tomography, or PET, uses radioactive isotopes...
The Mind's Storehouse: Encoding: Getting Information In
Most of what we encode into memory is information that is a byproduct of everyday life and will soon be forgotten. It is only information or events that we give attention and attach meaning to that are likely to be remembered later. Organizing infor...