Long term memory

 

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Last week, I was able to draw the curtain on short term memory and in this week's episode, i'm starting on the Long term memory.

LONG-TERM MEMORY

Long-term memory refers to the memory process in the brain that takes information from the short-term memory store and creates long-lasting memories. These memories can be from an hour ago or several decades ago. Long-term memory can hold an unlimited amount of information for an indefinite period. 

      How to transfer pieces of information from short term memory into long-term memory

Long-term memory has a seemingly unlimited capacity that lasts years while short-term memory has a brief and limited capacity. Short-term memory is limited in both capacity and duration therefore, For a memory to be retained, it needs to be transferred from short-term stores into long-term memory. Although there has not been any proven direct mechanism to achieve this there are well-researched practices. More recently, researchers have proposed that some mental editing takes place and that only particular memories are selected for long-term retention. Factors such as time and interference can affect how information is encoded in memory. The information-processing view of memory suggests that human memory works much like a computer. In this model, information first enters short-term memory (a temporary holding store for recent events) and then some of this information is transferred into long-term memory (a relatively permanent store), much like information on a computer being placed on a hard disk.