Memory loss isn’t a simple
thing, and there are many factors to consider with this challenge. If you're having memory
problems, talk to your doctor to get appropriate care. Normal age-related
memory loss won't prevent you anyone from living a full, productive life. Simple
changes with your memory can be adjusted to not disrupt your ability to experience
every part of your existence. Do you know the four
different types of memory?
1.
Long-Term
Memory: Long-term memory is
our brain's system for storing, managing, and retrieving information.Long-term memories are from a few weeks to early memories from
life.
2.
Sensory Memory: Sensory memory is only capable of
retaining information for a very short period of time. This type of memory
allows your eye to have a larger field of vision by remembering images that
your eye has already focused on. It
is only about 3 seconds long. It relates to recalling sensory experiences
(memories related to seeing, hearing, tasting, etc.)
3.
Short-Term
Memory: Short-term memory is
the small amount of time that you keep something in mind before either
dismissing it or transferring it to long-term memory.The amount of time concerning short-term can be from a couple of
seconds up to a few days.
4.
Working Memory: Working
memory is what allows our brains to keep limited amounts of information stored
up long enough to use it. It helps to process thoughts and to form plans, as
well as to develop ideas. The short-term memory and the working memory work
together.
“You have to begin to lose your memory, if only in bits and pieces,
to realize that memory is what makes our lives. Life without memory is no life
at all... Our memory is our coherence, our reason, our feeling, even our
action. Without it we are nothing.” (Luis Bunuel) [i]
[i] Sources used:
·
“Four
Types of Memory Loss” by the Terra Vista Foundation
·
“Memory Loss: When to Seek Help” by Mayo
Clinic Staff
·
“Sensory Memory”
by AlleyDog.com
·
“Types of Memory” by BrainHQ
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