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Jordan Goulet Jordan Goulet
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11 years ago
I just need justification on the following:
"Memory involves the process of encoding, storing and then retrieving information."
I'm just curious on how we know this? Has there been any experiment to prove this or is this philosophical?

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11 years ago
"Memory involves the process of encoding, storing and then retrieving information."

This statement is correct. There is nothing philosophical about it! We produce memory through repetition and when that something you experience has meaning to you. This is a well-known fact and there are thousands of studies that touch upon this idea...

Like growing telephone wires that communicate with on another (Gopnik et al., 1999), neurons make up the wiring of the brain. Neurons allow separate areas of the brain to communicate with one another by making new synapses with neighbouring neurons (Figure 1). As the brain develops throughout childhood, neurons that have not synapsed are eliminated by a process called pruning (Auger & Rich, 2007). The lack of experience during childhood can cause over-pruning, leaving the child struggling to what would have come more naturally (Hawley, 2000). To compensate for any potential loses, brain cells undergoes neuroplasticity - a lifelong ability of the brain to reorganize pathways based on new experiences (Auger & Rich, 2007). This process aids the process of learning and memory. Without this physiological ability, no one would be able to form a new memory, recover from a brain injury, master a new skill, or adjust to a new environment (Hawley, 2000).

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