My free essay week 1 (My topic)

Khiem Huynh

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March 18 2012

How can we remember things!

Information is stored in our brain every day. But, most people don’t know how we can remember all the information that they had received. Based on eHow contributor-Sophie Johnson’s article “How do people remember things”,   remembering our information is now informed.

Before saving data into our head, the data has to be noticed. Ones usually notice their objects by seeing, hearing or feeling. For example, if you listen to your teacher, you will figure it out what was she or he talking about by the end of the lecture. This process called short- term memory. The data will be transferred to long-term memory if your brain, especially you think the data is needed or important. Sophie presented that “Neural connections get stronger as the information comes in and is linked to emotions. Neurons are nerve cells and a pattern of connections between them forms a memory” (Johnson, 2009). “Memory forth” will recollect all the memories whenever you need to use them, like during your physic exams.

Recognition is one of the ways that your data will be recalled. Recognition is re-mentioning your information by visualizing. For instance, you will recognize some of your friends from long time ago if you meet them again. Another technique to remember things is relearning, a way to recapture what you have learned by reading, listening or learning them a second time. Recognition and relearning are two common methods to remember stuff. Beside these two, he or she will remember their objects by using a method named recall. Your information will be recalled, using some small details to recapture what you have kept in mind, whenever you find any clues that involve with the information that you have stored.

Remembering information is what people do every day. To help ourselves remember things better, we should know how the information is kept in our brain and find more effective ways to improve our memories.

Reference

Johnson, Sophie. "How Do People Remember Things?" EHow. Demand Media, 30 Apr. 2009. Web. 18 Mar. 2012. <http://www.ehow.com/how-does_4965683_people-remember-things.html>.