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21Effects of stress on memory — The effects of stress on memory include interference with one’s capacity to encode and ability retrieve information.[1] When stress occurs, the body reacts by secreting stress hormones into the blood stream. Over secretion of stress hormones most …
22Memory consolidation — is a category of processes that stabilize a memory trace after the initial acquisition.[1] Consolidation is distinguished into two specific processes, synaptic consolidation, which occurs within the first few hours after learning, and system… …
23Implicit memory — is a type of memory in which previous experiences aid in the performance of a task without conscious awareness of these previous experiences.[1] Evidence for implicit memory arises in priming, a process whereby subjects show improved performance… …
24Muscle memory — For the term muscle memory as related to strength training, see Muscle memory (strength training). Muscle memory has been used synonymously with motor learning, which is a form of procedural memory that involves consolidating a specific motor… …
25Childhood amnesia — refers to adults inability to retrieve episodic memories before the age of 2 4 years, as well as the period before age 10 of which adults remember less memories than accounted for by the passage of time. [1] For the first 1 2 years of life, brain …
26Cultural memory — For other approaches see Memory (disambiguation) and Culture (disambiguation) As a term, cultural memory was first introduced by the German Egyptologists Jan Assmann in his book Das kulturelle Gedächtnis , who drew further upon Maurice… …
27Cognitive interview — The cognitive interview (CI) is a method of interviewing in which eyewitnesses and victims report what they remember from a crime scene. Using four retrievals, the primary focus of the cognitive interview is to make witnesses and victims of a… …
28Memory for the future — refers to the ability to use memory to picture and plan future events. It is a subcategory of mental time travel which Suddendorf and Corballis described to be the process that allows people to imagine both past and potential future events.… …
29Methods used to study memory — The study of memory incorporates research methodologies from neuropsychology, human development and dragon testing using a wide range of species. The complex phenomenon of memory is explored by combining evidence from many areas of research. New… …
30Misattribution of memory — Memory plays an important role in a number of aspects of our everyday lives and allows us to recall past experiences, navigate our environments, and learn new tasks [1]. From this view, information about a source of memory is assumed to contain… …
