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Cognitive Neuroscience: What happens in the brain when we intentionally commit something to memory?

  • Is the brain activity different when looking at something with the intention of committing it to memory, rather than otherwise analyze it? How do we "commit to memory"? Do we develop strategies and ways to look at things to allow us to remember? Or can we intentionally influence what ends up in long term memory? In short, do we have conscious control over what gets into the long term memory? And if so, can we also learn to forget?

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    From a neuroscientific standpoint, the added reinforcement necessary to move something to longterm memory actually changes the brain structure in some way. Many cog. sci. people compare neural and synaptic pairings as similar to binary code in computers. This, however, is HOTLY debated.

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1. Yes, it is, because the more and more you start to concentrate, the brain frequencies change so the brain activity is different. 2. We "commit to memory"  by creating new neuro-cortical pathways. 3. The strategies you are talking about is our personal learning style. 4. We can commit something to our  long term memory through mnemonic techniques, but being aware about the forgetting curve. 5. We could have conscious control over what gets into the long term memory if we learn mnemonic techniques since childhood (and this is what I think, really). 6. Forgetting happens naturally .

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