Three Memory Functions

Three Memory Functions

Introduction

Memory is defined as the faculty by which sense impressions and information are retained in the mind and subsequently recalled. A person's capability to remember and the total store of mentally retained impressions and knowledge also formulate memory (Encarta). Memory is fundamental to our everyday lives, we have to recall who we are, recognise the faces of others and remember how to move and communicate. Several models of the direction in which memory is structured and how it functions have been advanced and although there are many differences between the models, they all view memory as ...