Things ain't what they used to be.
April 28th 2007 12:17
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"Neuroimaging technology has demonstrated that the same network of brain regions is active in both long-term and short-term memory tasks, suggesting that these regions may interact more than previously assumed".
"Speer et al. hypothesized that when subjects had formed an expectation of remembering relatively few words (as in the 4-item half), they might preferentially engage the short-term memory system (and concentrate on the active maintenance of those items, or verbal rehearsal). In contrast, when subjects expected longer lists (as in the 8-item half), they might engage the long-term memory system due to the well-known capacity limits of short-term memory (for example by elaboratively encoding the items and utilizing cued retrieval strategies)".
It's all as clear as crystal, isn't it? but it seems knowledge is advancing all the time, but I don't think they are up to telling us yet how to remember what we forget or how we forget what we don't remember.
For even more confusion go to the article from which the quotes come, by Chris Chatham at the following link
This article was even a bit much for me, but it is all very exciting with modern imaging techniques allowing speedier progression with research.
I just wish someone would come up with something very useful, instead of all the usual bits and pieces. Not enough creativity and purpose, in my opinion.
What's yours?
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