Memory WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Memory
In psychology, memory is an organism's ability to store, retain, and subsequently retrieve information. Traditional studies of memory began in the realms of philosophy, including techniques of artificially enhancing the memory. The late nineteenth and early twentieth century put memory within the paradigms of cognitive psychology. In recent decades, it has become one of the principal pillars of a branch of science called cognitive neuroscience, an interdisciplinary link between cognitive psychology and neuroscience. ...more from Wikipedia
Fast Facts:
- Memory is broken down into two types: short term and long term.1
- Memory can be lost due to serious conditions such as Alzheimer's disease or stroke.2
- Most people can only hold five to nine items in their short-term memory at one time.3
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Research Notes References
- ↑ InteliHealth: Types of Memory
- ↑ Nemours Foundation: Memory Matters
- ↑ Bryn Mawr College: Memory and the Brain
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- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
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- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: What is Memory, Memory and the Brain, The Brain and Memory
- Last update: Sep. 24, 2008
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
