History of Memory

	Revision 13 . . (edit) August 10, 2001 1:10 pm by Buzco
	Revision 12 . . August 9, 2001 10:45 am by Piotr Wozniak
	Revision 11 . . May 28, 2001 11:09 pm by ErdemTuzun

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The main stages in the formation of memory are: * Encoding (processing of received information by acquisition and consolidation) * Storage (building a permanent record of received information as a result of encoding process)

The main stages in the formation and retrieval of memory are: * Encoding (processing of received information by acquisition) * Storage (building a permanent record of received information as a result of consolidation)

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Critical locations for memory are amygdala?, hippocampus?, fornix?, [mammillary bodies]?, thalamus?, hypothalamus? and parts of temporal and frontal lobes.

Critical locations for memory are amygdala?, hippocampus?, fornix?, [mammillary bodies]?, thalamus?, hypothalamus? as well as the [cerebral cortex]? [Complementary encoding theory]? stipulates that some circuits (e.g. the hippocampus) are used for fast and specific encoding, while generalized overlapping representations are stored in the neocortex?. Many researchers believe that encoding of long lasting neocortical memories occurs during sleep. Recent advances in [neural network research]? make it possible to understand memory consolidation and retrieval in a computational sense. /Talk?