Types of memory

Types of memory

1. Memory has different types

   • There are two major categories
     • Short-term memory
       • It is related to the "operational" memory, the short-term memory is the very short time
         • In which it is taken into account
           • Something before discarding it or transferring it to long-term memory.
       • It's closely related to the "working memory", it is like a receptionist for the brain.
         • Work memory vs. short-term memory
           • Operative memory emphasizes the brain's manipulation of the information it receives (using it, storing it, etc.), while short-term memory is a more passive concept.
             • Working memory is often considered the "notebook" of the brain that keeps the information (a number, name, or something else) at hand long enough to use it.
         • Age and short-term memory
           • Age and other clinical conditions make us more likely to have problems performing certain tasks, such as remembering which button to press on a bank's phone menu.
     • Long-term memory
       • It is our brain's system for storing, managing and retrieving information.
         • It's anything you remember that happened more than a few minutes ago.
         • Long-term memories can last only a few days or for many years.
         • Long-term memory is not static either.
         • There are many different forms of long-term memories
           • Explicit memory
             • Things that you remember consciously, as an event in your life or a particular event.
           • Implicit memory
             • Things you do without thinking, like riding a bicycle, that is, unconsciously
               • For example, once you learned how and remembered how to do it