Of course, understand that this is not for myself but for an old git that I work with. I do realise half of you on here haven't reached 20 yet so are crap at remembering anything from 20 years ago but perhaps you still know the answer.
2006-07-19 05:01:42 · 9 answers · asked by cicero 2 in Health ➔ Mental Health
"Events stored in short-term memory are forgotten quickly, whereas those in long-term memory can last for many years, enabling recall of information and recognition of people and places over long periods of time."
Things stored in the short term memory have to be 'moved' or remembered consciously in the long term memory. This can take several seconds. As you get older, this transfer of memory takes longer, and sometimes never gets to the long term memory bit. (Hope it makes sense)
"Short-term memory is the most likely to be impaired by illness or drugs whereas long-term memory is very resistant to such damage. Memory changes with age and otherwise healthy people may experience a natural decline after the age of about 40. "
Those bits in quotes were taken from: http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0023687.html
2006-07-19 08:01:54 · answer #1 · answered by ifb100 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Trivia retained from 20years ago will be in Long term memory and thus readily accessible.
Events from a short time ago may never have been recorded into Long term memory - only short-term working memory - which is known to have a limited capacity and gets quickly overwritten!
2006-07-19 05:06:14 · answer #2 · answered by Trevor h 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called short term memory loss and it happens to every one. The things we remember are long-term as we get older. I'm not sure why I can't remember what I had for breakfast today, but I can tell you what I wore on a date 40 years ago. Weird, eh? Oh well, that's life.
2006-07-19 05:55:45 · answer #3 · answered by Sassy OLD Broad 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its like comparing a brain to a computer hard drive. All memory events are placed in storage(ROM). Eventually the hard drive gets filled then the recent events which haven't been fully assimilated have nowhere to go in the hard drive, so they must use a temp file (RAM). But the RAM gets partially cleared when sleeping, so only the ROM is permanent, the RAM gets reset on a daily basis.
2006-07-19 05:32:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am an old git myselfe as you put it ,and i think you will find that as people get older they start to loose their short term memory first, so its easy to recollect things that happened years ago, rather that what went on yesterday dont write him off yet us old gits are really quite usefull to the world.
2006-07-19 06:26:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Things from years ago may have had some substantial effect on you memory and they stay in you long term memory bank. Things you did last may have no significant value and are just tossed in the trash bin.
2006-07-19 05:26:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
old ppl have short term memory loss. period the end.
well, actually i have sort term memory loss and i'm 22.
but yeah ... i'm sure everyone has it at some point but it is something that is commonly associated with aging. just one of those side effects of getting old i guess.
2006-07-19 05:05:44 · answer #7 · answered by Natalie M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because of short term memory and long term memoory, long term is that it has been inyour memory for ages and is difficult to dislodge.
2006-07-20 04:03:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question, When you get the answer let me know!
2006-07-19 05:05:52 · answer #9 · answered by cmm 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋