Sensory Memory II

 

 Hi everyone, welcome to today's episode!

One of my main goal is to communicate psychological knowledge in the simplest and most basic one understandable to a lame man. But based on a request I will be saying some deep things today. So stay with me as I promise you an easy and interesting read. Last week I spoke on types of sensory memory and today I will be explaining more on the ones I have spoken on and also state and explain more types.

Examples of Iconic memory: When you flip a light switch, the brief image in your memory that remains of what you saw before you turned off the lights is an iconic memory.‌ The Iconic memory is the one that is connected to your sight. imagine that you’re riding in a car and see cows grazing in a field. After you pass the field, the short memory that remains of the cows is an iconic memory. If you pass a row of businesses on a road, your short memory of which businesses were there and what their signs looked like is also an iconic memory.

Examples of Echoic Memory: The ability to listen to a song and recognize it involves echoic memory. Your echoic memory records each note and helps your brain connect the tones, allowing you to recognize it as a song. The echoic memory is the memory that is connected to your sense of hearing.

Examples of Haptic Memory: This type of memory is related to your sense of touch. It can include sensations like pressure, pain, itching, or something that feels good. Haptic memory allows you to identify things you’re touching.‌ Anything that uses the sensation of touch also uses your haptic memory. For example, when you feel a raindrop on your skin, your haptic memory records that sensation, helping you recognize what‘s happening.

                            More types of Sensory memory

Olfactory memory. This is associated with smell. Once you take in a smell, it travels quickly to the parts of the brain that help form long-term memories. Olfactory memory helps you identify tastes because molecules from the food you chew go into your nose. Without smell, you would only be able to taste basic flavors like sweetness.‌Olfactory memory examples. Your olfactory memory plays a role in taste, but it can also conjure up old memories and emotions. For example, when you smell something from your childhood, it helps your brain bring up other memories associated with that smell. This sense can also convey emotions. When you smell a candle and it reminds you of a peaceful feeling, your olfactory memory is at play.

Gustatory memory. Associated with taste, gustatory memory has a close relationship with olfactory memory. It helps you identify foods through the five basic flavors your tongue identifies through the gustatory receptor cells:

Salty

Sweet

Bitter

Umami

Sour

 For example, if you eat something that once made you sick to your stomach, you may have nausea the next time you eat that food. This is an evolutionary advantage that helps you avoid poisonous foods by remembering things that may be harmful.