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In [[psychology]], '''memory''' is an organism's ability to store, retain, and subsequently recall information. Traditional studies of memory began in the realms of [[philosophy]], including techniques of [[mnemonics|artificially enhancing the memory]]. The late nineteenth and early twentieth century put memory within the [[paradigm]]s of [[cognitive psychology]]. In recent decades, it has become one of the principal pillars of a new branch of science called [[cognitive neuroscience]], a marriage between cognitive psychology and [[neuroscience]]. | In [[psychology]], '''memory''' is an organism's ability to store, retain, and subsequently recall information. Traditional studies of memory began in the realms of [[philosophy]], including techniques of [[mnemonics|artificially enhancing the memory]]. The late nineteenth and early twentieth century put memory within the [[paradigm]]s of [[cognitive psychology]]. In recent decades, it has become one of the principal pillars of a new branch of science called [[cognitive neuroscience]], a marriage between cognitive psychology and [[neuroscience]]. | ||
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In psychology, memory is an organism's ability to store, retain, and subsequently recall information. Traditional studies of memory began in the realms of philosophy, including techniques of artificially enhancing the memory. The late nineteenth and early twentieth century put memory within the paradigms of cognitive psychology. In recent decades, it has become one of the principal pillars of a new branch of science called cognitive neuroscience, a marriage between cognitive psychology and neuroscience.
Memory failures
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See also
- The Persistence of Memory
- Selective memory
- Memory bias
- Politics of memory
- Memory loss
- Cryptomnesia
- Memory failure
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