Introduction to Short and Long-Term Memory

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Introduction to Short and Long-Term Memory

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Memory is generally thought to be made up of three parts:
  1. Sensory Register (your senses)
  2. Short-term memory
  3. Long-term memory
Both short-term memory (STM) and Long-term memory (LTM) are studied in terms of their ability to encode (make sense of) information, capacity (how much information) and duration (how long information can be stored).