Memory Reflection Blog

Memory related disorders and forgetting

The memory related disorder that stood out to me in this weeks assignment was the one that you always here about, and the one that affects most people, Alzheimers. I have heard so many stories from people I am close to being affected by this disease because someone they know or love has the terrible disease. The phenomenon behind this disease is that the brain simply attacks itself. The cells, nerves, and transmitters are attacked and the brain eventually shrinks and major gaps are formed. I personally learned from this, that there is really no cure yet. It's such a horrible thing, but one can not do anything about it. As the people I know and love continue to age, if someone happens to inherit this disease, I will be better prepared on what to do and expect from the disease. 

Improving Memory- Tests & Strategies

The strategy that stood out most to me was talked about in the first video. The strategy was bundling, where for say, you would take a large group of numbers, such as {1 7 7 6 1 8 1 2 2 0 1 7 1 9 2 0 1 8 3 6} and group them into smaller numbers. like 1776, 1812, 2017, 1920, and 1836. Which now when you look at it, it is 5 important American history dates. It is much easier to remember 5 numbers than 20 numbers. Since the video talked about this strategy, I believe I have found a new way of studying. When I do study, I will try and group things into segments and hopefully be able to retain more information.

Sources 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-108102/The-different-types-memory-disorders.html

http://www.learner.org/series/discoveringpsychology/09/e09expand.html