Memory

Tanzania Institute of Education(1999), Memory is the complex mental function of recalling what has been learned or experienced, it is the retention of information overtime and memories exist in the brain

 Cardoso .S. H (1997), Memory is the process by which information and experiences can be stored, retained and then recalled. Without memory, there can be no learning. Moray begins with some sort of stimulus coming into the brain. All raw data is sorted by the brain but only one with meaning goes into storage.

Memory is the ability to remember past experiences or learned information, involving advanced mental processes such as learning, retention, recall, and recognition and resulting from chemical changes between neurons in several different areas of the brain, including the hippocampus. Different types of memory are stored differently in the brain.

Short-term memory is temporary, and may last for only a few moments or less. An example is a phone number you just looked up or a name of someone you just met.

Working memory might include remembering to make several phone calls or remembering all the tasks you must complete to prepare for a trip. Working memory may require several types of information to be processed simultaneously – more than can be handled by a single short-term memory system. Once you use working memory, it’s usually forgotten.

Long-term memory has an unlimited capacity for storage to hold information over length periods of time. Long-term memory allows you to draw upon the experiences of your lifetime from childhood on. It’s what really defines what we think of as our lives.