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  2. What Is Memory? - Verywell Mind

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    Memory refers to the processes used to acquire, store, retain, and later retrieve information. Learn more about how memories are formed and the different types.

  3. Memory - Wikipedia

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    Memory is the faculty of the mind by which data or information is encoded, stored, and retrieved when needed. It is the retention of information over time for the purpose of influencing future action. [1]

  4. Memory | Psychology Today

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    Memory encompasses the facts and experiential details that people consciously call to mind as well as ingrained knowledge that surface without effort or even awareness. It is both a short-term...

  5. How Memory Works - Psychology Today

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    Memory is a continually unfolding process. Initial details of an experience take shape in memory; the brain’s representation of that information then changes over time. With subsequent...

  6. Memory | Definition, Retrieval, & Forgetting | Britannica

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    Memory is the encoding, storage, and retrieval in the human mind of past experiences. The basic pattern of remembering involves attention to an event followed by representation of that event in the brain.

  7. Memory: What It Is, How It Works & Types - Cleveland Clinic

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    Memory is the ability to recall learned information. Many parts of your brain work together to encode, store and retrieve a memory.

  8. Types of Memory - Psychology Today

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    While the different brands of memory are not always described in exactly the same way by memory researchers, some key concepts have emerged. These forms of memory, which can overlap in daily...

  9. Memory is the term given to the structures and processes involved in the storage and subsequent retrieval of information. Memory is essential to all our lives. Without a memory of the past, we cannot operate in the present or think about the future.

  10. Different Types of Memory and the Function of Each - Verywell...

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    Memory is the ability to store and retrieve information when people need it. The four general types of memories are sensory memory, short-term memory, working memory, and long-term memory. Long-term memory can be further categorized as either implicit (unconscious) or explicit (conscious).

  11. How Memory Works | Derek Bok Center, Harvard University

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    In its simplest form, memory refers to the continued process of information retention over time. It is an integral part of human cognition, since it allows individuals to recall and draw upon past events to frame their understanding of and behavior within the present.