Having problems to
remember facts In classes?
STRESSED FOR HAVING TOO MANY TOO LEARN AND YOU ARE
OUT OF MEMORY ?
Prepared by:Anis Humaira binti MarzukiFatihah Fatin binti AnuaruddinNur Atiqah binti M. Hanapiah
CHAPTER 7:
LEARNING AND MEMORY
So, what actually memory is
?
Types of memory
Procedural Memory – stores information on how to do something
Working Memory – aka short term memory
Long-term Memory – stored, permanent
information
Semantic Memory – general information
involving who, what and why
Episodic Memory – information associated
with time and place where memory was
formed
Perceptual Memory – serves to identify objects and structure of language
SHORT TERM LONG TERMS
called “memory for now”contains all that we are working on right now.will be lost after it is used
call true memory or memory for later permanent information made up of both semantic and episodic memory
STAGES OF MEMORY FUNCTIONING
Encoding: Once we come in contact with information to be remembered our brains develop a “code,” which becomes a record of the experience
Storage: This is the ability to hold and effectively store a memory
Retrieval: This refers to the ability to recall the memory needed
How to Improve Your Memory
DON’T SKIMP ON EXERCISE OR SLEEP !! Make time for friends and fun
Bulk up on brain-boosting foods
Mnemonic devices and memorization
Relaxation & Keep stress in
check
Physical exercise increases oxygen to brain and reduces the risk for disorders that lead to memory loss
sleep is necessary for memory consolidation
researchers found that people with the most active social lives had the slowest
rate of memory decline
laughter…seems to help people think more broadly and associate more freely
activates areas of the brain vital to learning and creativity
meditation improve many different types of conditions
if left unchecked, it will destroys brain cells and damages the hippocampus
NUTRITIONAL TIPSGet your omega-3sLimit calories and saturated fatEat more fruit and vegetablesDrink green tea
healthy diet can also
improve memoryVisual image - Associate a
visual image with a word or name Acrostic (or sentence) - Make up
a sentence in which the first letter of each word is part of or
represents the initial
Rhymes and alliteration - Rhymes, alliteration (a repeating sound or
syllable), and even jokes
Chunking - Chunking breaks a long list of numbers or other types of information into smaller, more
manageable chunks
Method of loci - Imagine placing the items you want to remember along a
route you know well or in specific locations in a familiar room or building
Tips for enhancing your ability to learn
and remember
Pay attention
Involve as many senses as possible.
Relate information to what you already
know
focus on understanding basic
ideas
Rehearse information you’ve
already learned
Reasons Why We Forget
1. Retrieval Failure
2. Interferance
3. Failure to Store
4. Motivated Forgetting
Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!, aka Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training:
How Old Is Your Brain? is an entertainment video game that employs puzzles. It was
developed and published by the video gaming company Nintendo for the
Nintendo DS hand held video game console.
The hippocampus is a region of the brain that is heavily associated with memory. Because of bilateral symmetry in the brain, both hemispheres contain a hippocampus.
The hippocampus is a horse-shoe shaped area of the
brain that plays an important role in
consolidating information from short-term memory
into long-term memory. It is part of the limbic system, a
system associated with emotions and long-term
memories. The hippocampus is involved in such complex processes as
forming, organizing, and storing memories.