3.3

• Memory

  Your ability to store information, your brain's ability to do that, storing past experiences, thoughts, sensory information, knowledge
• Creation of memory

  1. Encoding

  2. Storage

  3. Retrieval
• Encoding

  Converting sensory information into a form that can be stored in the brain
• Storage

  Storing the encoded information, can be short-term or long-term
• Retrieval

  Being able to access and remember the stored information
• Long-term memory is subject to change, we don't fully understand it
• If a memory cannot be retrieved, it may as well be deleted
• Short-term memories and long-term memories both need to be retrievable
• Memories that are not used will become deleted or more difficult to retrieve, it's unclear if they are actually erased or just unretrievable