How Your Brain Works: The Learning Process

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Intentional learning is the process by which we deliberately and consciously try to learn something of value that we intend to store for future use... Note: Unconscious learning, which includes powerful conditioning processes such as classical and operant conditioning, is a vast subject on its own, outside the scope of this discussion. A full appreciation of … Continue reading How Your Brain Works: The Learning Process

How Your Brain Works: Memory Fundamentals

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Your brain's memory system consists of four sub-systems... Sensory Register Long-Term Memory Working Memory Central Executive Before describing how they work together to create long-term memories, let's discuss each subsystem in turn... Sensory Register The Sensory Register contains all the sensations that come from your environment through your five senses: vision, hearing, taste, smell, and … Continue reading How Your Brain Works: Memory Fundamentals