Question

Several cognitive researchers suggested that humans have different memory systems which are located in different regions of the brain. Explain if these claims are falsifiable. Describe how a researcher may design a study to test the falsifiability of these claims.

Answer 1

The frontal and temporal lobes, the limbic system, and parts of the brain stem that control alertness are also involved with memory. They are all interrelated.

Memory is a function of maintaining information over a period of time and retrieve it when required. Memory is n integral part of our lives it gives an insight of our past on which our present and future depend. Memory can sore large number information. There is three method in which memory is encoded 1. Visual, 2. Acoustic 3. Semantic. When we see some numbers that are visual and repeated to remember it, is called Acoustic, when it is changed into sound or meaning it is semantic.

Memory is stored in Short Time Memory (STM) or Long Time Memory(LTM) STM is stored and retrieve subsequently while LTM is stored and can be retrieved at any point. This shows the stages of memory as encoding, storage, and retrieval.

The different parts of the brain associated by brain were accidentally discovered during the operation done on Henry Molaison who was suffering from epileptic seizures for many years the operating doctor removed seahorse-shaped brain structure called the hippocampus that lay within each temporal lobe operating. After the operation, his seizure reduced but he had lost his memory from 11 years prior to the operation. He suffered acute amnesia.