8. Human&Memory&– Functional&Descriptions
• Types&of&Memory&by&Duration:
• Long&Term – Weeks,&Months,&and&Years
• Short&Term Memory&– Minutes,&Hours,&Days
• Working Memory&? Seconds
• Memory is not an exact replica
• We don’t store everything
• Thoughts are created from what&is&remembered
• Recreated thoughts may be manipulated
• We&recall&our&last&recollection
• The&subconscious&also&contains&memories
• Reliance on what is remembered is fallible
9. Human&Memory&– Attributes
• Songs&&&smells&can&trigger&memories
• Memories can trigger memories (“chains”)
• Memory creates and uses “patterns”
• We&remember&facts&and&processes&(“how&too”)
• Habits are like memories – tendencies
• Playing&a&guitar&is&like&a&subconscious&memory
• We forget things
• Perception&of&time&is&altered by memory
10. Human&Memory&– What&We&Remember
• Concepts
• Events (unusual)
• Signs3(symbols)
• Associated feelings
• People
• Attributes
• Senses?3(not3exactly)
• Interpretation / Take Aways / Summary
• Language
• Objects
34. Cellular'Biology'Summary
• Brain&Cells&have&a&Nucleus&
• The&Nucleus&has&Chromosomes&
• The&Chromosomes&are&comprised&of&DNA&
• DNA is&comprised&of&Genes&(and&noncoding&DNA)
• Gene encode&mRNA
• mRNA&is&used&in&Ribosomes&with&tRNA to&make&proteins.
• Proteins are the spice of life.
• Memory could&be formed by any or all of the cell parts
starting from the DNA to the&proteins&to&the&dendrites/axons&G
either&in&composition,&concentrations,&connections,&or&even&in&
physical&shape.
• Cellular&memory&could&be&digital,&analog,&or&both.