Brain rule #5

Short-term memory

By: Caitlinn DePina
repeat to remember.
Story of Henry Molaison
Henry Molaison was also known as HM
He spent most of his life in a nursing home
HM suffered from epilepsy, which began after a bike accident at the age of
9
At the age of 27, he was blacking out several times a week and unable to
do much of anything
A neurosurgeon named William Scoville thought he could relieve HMs
epilepsy with surgery
while HM was having surgery, the neurosurgeon sucked out most of his
hippocampus, along with much of the medial temporal lobe
The surgery worked but it became clear that he was also robbed of his
memory.
He died in 2008









Hypothesis
If I start to use some strategies like
chunking then ill become a better
student and work better in classes and
my school work.
What is chunking?


Chunking, in psychology, is a phenomenal
whereby individuals group responses when
performing a memory task.
Vocabulary to understand this presentation.
Epilepsy: A neurological disorder marked by sudden recurrent episodes of
sensory disturbance, loss of consciousness, or convulsions, associated with
abnormal electrical activity in the brain.
Amnesic: Partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock,
physiological disturbance, brain injury, or illness.
Perception: The ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through
senses.
Encoding: Allows the perceived item of use or interest to be converted into a
construct that can be stored within the brain and recalled later from short-term
memory or long-term memory.

Analysis
I believe that my hypothesis is true
because when im learning something new and
I don't understand it, I would start chunking the
information down to help me. This will help me
a lot in the future and I would continue to use
this.
strategies to increase short-term
memory...
Keyword: The Keyword method uses image-association to create mental
labels for the information you want to remember.
face-name: This technique is used by memory performers to memorize the
names of dozens of people at a time
Flashcards- Flash cards and memory card games are really good for
sprucing up the mental synapses and making your memory work harder.
Test games- Lay out a number of objects on a tray. Try to memorize them.
Place a cloth over the tray and write down every object that you remember.
Check back and see how you did. If you did too well, add more objects.
This game is a good one to do at least weekly to shape up your recall
abilities.
http://www.wikihow.com/Increase-Your-Short-Term-Memory
http://www.memory-improvement-tips.com/memory-systems.html



Personal thoughts
This brain rule connects to me because I don't have
a long-term memory, I dont remember things right away
and I forget things very quickly. Ill write something down so
I could remember it later but then ill forget to check the
information I wrote down.
Why do some people have short-term
memory?
lack of sleep
depression and stress
a head injury
strokes
medications
drugs

http://www.webmd.com/brain/memory-loss
Quotes
The phenomenon of chunking as a memory mechanism can be observed
in a way we group numbers and information in our day-to-day life.

Studies have shown that people have better memories when they are
trying to remember items with which they are familiar. Similarly, people
tend to create chunks with which they are familiar.

Humans can retain 5-9 pieces of information in their short-term memory.
The amount of information increases when placed in chunks which allows
short-term memory to store about 4 chunks.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chunking_(psychology)
My plan is to keep doing the
chunking strategy or any strategy that
could help my memory in any way. The
first time I used it, it helped me alot and
I was shocked of how well it worked.
My plan
Sources
http://www.wikihow.com/Improve-Your-Memory
http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/curiosity/topics/10-ways-to-improve-
memory.htm