1) is the capacity to retain information and retrieve it when required.
2) Different types of memory exist: memories ("facts") and memories ("skills").
3) Evidence suggests that the system of the brain is involved in the transfer of new declarative memories to their storage site in lobes of the cerebrum. Other cerebral areas and the are thought to be the sites responsible for procedural memories.
4) Each memory is thought to be held by a group of neurones which form a memory .
5) Evidence supports a molecular basis for memory. disease (characterised by memory loss) is accompanied by the loss of -producing cells in the limbic system.
6) Neurones in the limbic system are rich in receptors which allow nerve impulses to be transmitted through neurones thought to form memory circuits.
7) To become part of the memory, selected sensory images are first and then . This information is later retrieved when required.
8) The memory (STM) has a capacity limited to about 7 items which it holds for about 30 seconds. Short term memory span can be increased by .
9) The memory (LTM) has an unlimited capacity. The information that it holds is organised into and stored permanently.
10) Transfer of information from STM to LTM and its from LTM at a later stage are aided by , and organisation during encoding. Contextual aid the retrieval of information from LTM.