Memory is the ability to store and retrieve information over
time and is the result of the processes of encoding, storage, and
retrieval. Memory plays a role in the most mundane activities, such
as remembering where the car keys are, and the most elaborate of
processes, such as forming a personal identity or establishing
neural connections. Memories are not passive recordings of the
world, but instead result from combining incoming information with
previous experiences. Encoding is the process of linking...