[HN Gopher] Human Memory
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       Human Memory
        
       Author : andyxor
       Score  : 58 points
       Date   : 2021-06-09 15:22 UTC (7 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (github.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (github.com)
        
       | etherio wrote:
       | Interesting! I learned a lot of new things about memory when I
       | did the "learning how to learn course" [0]. I definitely
       | recommend it for people trying to learn vast amounts and use
       | their memory effectively.
       | 
       | The link's more specific honing on memory itself seems more in
       | depth however.
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       | [0]: https://www.coursera.org/learn/learning-how-to-learn
        
       | Dig1t wrote:
       | Well this is amazingly cool, are the lectures for this course
       | available anywhere? I would love to have lectures like this
       | available on something like MIT OpenCourseWare
        
         | andyxor wrote:
         | there are all on youtube, just search for "recording" links on
         | that page
        
       | emmanueloga_ wrote:
       | Thanks for sharing, haven't seen this before, looks like a great
       | resource.
       | 
       | Two other things I think about when I think about Human Memory:
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       | * "Funes the Memorious" [1], a short story from J.L.Borges that
       | describes what it may look like to truly have perfect memory.
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       | * The writings of Piotr Wozniak [2], author of Supermemo.
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       | 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funes_the_Memorious
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       | 2: https://supermemo.guru/wiki/Piotr_Wozniak
        
       | aliasEli wrote:
       | I have not really looked into its contents, but a course that
       | suggests Christopher Nolan's "Memento" as additional material
       | certainly sounds interesting.
        
       | andyxor wrote:
       | If you're interested in this you may like the instructor's recent
       | paper "Episodic memory: mental time travel or a quantum `memory
       | wave' function?" https://psyarxiv.com/6zjwb
       | 
       | as a side note I couldn't find a reference to hippocampal grid
       | cells (and their role in memory) in the course materials, but may
       | be I missed it
       | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235215461...
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       | also the associative memory section missing many important
       | models, like sparse distributed memory, may be worth a PR
       | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparse_distributed_memory
        
       | askthereception wrote:
       | The first question on the first problem sheet reads:
       | 
       | > Describe one aspect of memory that you are absolutely certain
       | is true. Explain how you know- be as specific as possible.
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       | Any thoughts?
        
         | amalcon wrote:
         | Memory is fallible. I know because I remember my memory failing
         | me. If that meta-memory is accurate, then it is evidence that
         | my memory is fallible. If it is inaccurate, then I remember
         | something that didn't happen, so my memory is fallible anyway.
        
         | TrainedMonkey wrote:
         | Memory is associative. I know this because someone told me a
         | long time ago and then I've seen many studies which has shown
         | that. I am sure some confirmation bias was at play. I
         | specifically recall two types of studies. First one is that
         | giving a hint of any specific part of memory aids in recalling
         | of a whole memory. People have used this to construct
         | memorization techniques, such as memory palace. Second one is
         | that memory created during an emotional state is easier to
         | remember when emotional state is recreated.
         | 
         | Additionally I have not seen any studies which disprove memory
         | associativity claim, although I am sure there are some and I
         | just have not looked hard enough.
        
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