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WHAT IS MEMORY
When something happens in your life or when you learn something, your brain makes an evaluation of it. If the information is important, brain will save it and it is called memory. It is just like saving a file in a computer folder.
Brain is not just a single piece. On the contrary, it is a combination of many parts. The various parts of the brain perform various functions. Some of the parts are important for memory. The hippocampus is one of the important parts of the brain that is related with memories. Memories are processed and stored away in different areas of the cerebral cortex. It is also called the “Grey matter” of the brain. Moreover, it is the largest, outermost part of the brain.
IMPORTANCE OF MEMORY
Memory is treasure and guardian of all things. We may not understand the importance of this comment easily. To understand that we should imagine what would happen to us if we lost our memory? Can you just stop and think of it for a few seconds? It is very difficult to imagine that you just don’t remember your parents, brothers, sisters and friends. How painful it would be if you could not recollect your own name or various experiences? How depressing it would be to know that you are not able to recognize the dear and near ones? In other words, your life as human being is meaningful only because you remember various developments in your life.
Some psychologist tells us that the memory as such cannot be improved. However, there are numerous psychologists who disagree with them. They have enough and more proofs to explain that human memory can be kept fresh always. It is always a fact that the effective methods of learning can improve one’s memory power.
SHORT TERM AND LONG TERM MEMORY
Human memory can be classified into two; short term memory and long term memory.
