Memory is very important because with out memory we wouldn't be able to do anything. We wouldn't remember how to eat, how to talk, how to walk. We wouldn't be able to do anything. Everyday would be new. Clive Wearing is a British musician who suffered a viral encephalitis attack in 1985. For 22 years Clive has been unable to make new memories because of his case of amnesia. Clive's wife has stayed by his side for these difficult years. Other than his wife all Clive has is his music. Friends say that Clive is his music personality is the same as it was before the attack. It is unbelievable that his wife stays by his side and helps him through each day. She knows that he needs her. She is a familiar face among hundreds of strangers that he encounters. I don't know what I would do if the person I loved couldn't make new memories. I wouldn't know unless it had actually happened to me.
Before reading this chapter. I didn't realize how easily memories can be changed in your mind. It was interesting learning about how memories can be created just because your family talks about an event and shows you pictures of an event. It was also interesting learning about how using certain words can alter a person's memory. For example when asked how much glass there was at a accident scene, the amount varies when the accident was explained differently. One might say that there is a lot of glass if the would crashed is used to explain when the cars hit each other. One might say that there is very little glass if the word bumped is used to explain the cars hitting each other.
I found it interesting reading about deja vu. Deja vu is French for already seen. It is an eerie sense that "I've experienced this before." Cues from the current situation may subconsciously trigger retrieval of an earlier experience. Some people conclude that deja vu happens because of reincarnation or precognition.James Lampinen suggests that a situation feels familiar when moderately similar to several events. You might recognize a person or feel like you've seen a person before, because of seeing the person's family before meeting them. Another theory is attributions to dual processing. If there is a slight neural hiccup and one track's signal is delayed, perhaps it feels like a repeat of the earlier one, creating an illusion that we are now re-experiencing something.
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I also think it's amazing that Clive's wife stays with and supports him. I don't know if I could do what she has done. One thing is for sure, I would definately be annoyed. Deja vu is very interesting, and I have always wondered why it happens. It happens to me all the time, and it's the weirdest sensation!
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I have to give Clives wife so much credit for staying with him through all of this, but i guess if she really loves him than she couldn't leave him. I found what you said about deja vu very interesting. I get that feeling a lot. It is so weird and it really makes you think if maybe you have done this before. And I also agree that our memories can change and that they get altered over time to fit what our family or friends told us what happened.
ReplyDeleteI never really thought about how easily memories can be changed and how much they can differ before this section. I agree with your example about the amount of glass at a car accident. The language we use to describe events can influence our image of them and effect our memories later on. If we initially hear an accident described as two cars bumping into each other we're going to assume that it was a minor accident. If we hear the same accident described as a crash we will probably associate it with a much worse situation, even if it was a minor occurence.
ReplyDeleteDeja vu. It is really common in my life. I experience deja vu almost everyday! It is probably due to the fact that I run on the exact same schedule everyday. I find deja vu very interesting and exciting. I like your example to memory with the glass at an accident. Memories can be altered too easily. It is scary, but yet helpful.
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