{"pageProps":{"metadata":{"date":"2021-07-21 14:59:05 +08:00","date_modified":"2021-07-21 15:02:32 +08:00","language":"en","source":""},"title":"Working and long-term memory","hast":{"type":"root","children":[{"type":"element","tagName":"nav","properties":{"className":"toc"},"children":[{"type":"element","tagName":"ol","properties":{"className":"toc-level toc-level-1"},"children":[]}]},{"type":"element","tagName":"p","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"Our brain has a lot of ideas and random thought that pass by each day, it also has a large space of information we can store to accommodate.\nWhile we can categorize many parts of the memory, we'll focus with the two main parts:\n"}]},{"type":"element","tagName":"ul","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"element","tagName":"li","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"element","tagName":"p","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"element","tagName":"strong","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"The working memory contains all of the immediate information we have for the task at hand."}]},{"type":"text","value":"\n  This is our mental scratchpad or our working desk containing all of the tools and materials needed for the project.\n"}]}]},{"type":"element","tagName":"li","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"element","tagName":"p","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"element","tagName":"strong","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"The long-term memory contains all of the information we know."}]},{"type":"text","value":"\n  This is like our notebook, formally linking all of the information with each other.\n  Continuing with the working desk analogy, this is our warehouse of our tools and materials.\n"}]}]}]},{"type":"element","tagName":"p","properties":{},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"With time, our memory consolidates, becoming more familiar with the concept.\nFrom time and the process of "},{"type":"element","tagName":"a","properties":{"href":"/learning.chunking"},"children":[{"type":"text","value":"Chunking"}]},{"type":"text","value":" information, this is when we get out of our beginner phase to a semi-expert.\nWhen we retrieve a memory, it can be strengthened and even altered forming false memories.\n"}]}]},"backlinks":[{"path":"/learning.the-basics-of-memory","title":"The basics of memory"}]},"__N_SSG":true}