Typically last for 15-30 seconds

Also known as active/primary memory

Can hold 5-9 things in storage

Formed when the brain wants to store information temporarily

Functions

• Attention

• Recognition

Three imperative processes

• Encoding

• Maintenance

• Retrieval

Examples:

• Following instructions of a task

• Memorizing a recipe

• Remembering a phone number while dialing

Is vital in a professional/work setting. It allows students and teachers to easily access information. Short-Term Memory allows one to focus on things in your environment and to draw parallels with information already stored and new information.

Nearly permanent storage that can last for years

Time length depends on a multitude of factors including health and age

NO limit on how much you can hold in storage

Formed when the hippocampus collects information from working memory. Brain's numeral wiring is altered.

• New connections between neurons and synapses

Two main types

• Explicit

• Implicit

Examples:

• Knowing the meaning of the word "jump".

• Recalling your first kiss.

• Knowing how to drive a car

Necessary for students to make connections between learning and build on foundational knowledge. Allows students to solve and take on complex problems.

Typically lasts around 0.2 and 2 seconds

Collected from our senses

5 types

• Iconic (Visual)

• Echoic (Audiotory)

• Haptic (Tactile)

• Gustatory(Taste)

• Olfactory(Smell)

First step in perception

Significant in learning, especially in the younger grades. Students learn from the world around them and allowing them to utilize their senses. Allowing them to explore with their senses also encourages curiosity.

Trauma can severely alter brains and their functions

• Repeated exposure to trauma keeps the brain in a defensive stance

• Amygdala is high gear

  • Constant priming for flight or fight

• Hydro arousal

  • Evidenced showing signs of heightened anxiety, panic, obsessive or compulsive behaviors, or excessively attempt to please and placate others.

• Hypo arousal

  • They may go numb, feel empty, zone out, and struggle to connect or think, make themselves physically smaller or less conspicuous

Trauma can make it difficult to recall short and long term memories

• Fragmented memories

• Difficulty recalling details