explain the interrelated topics for
memory learning.
Memory and learning are the topics
that are closely related to one another. Learning is the process in
which a person gathers a set of skills as well as knowledge. Memory
can be defined as the expression of the knowledge that has been
acquired. Learning could be defined as the process that takes place
slowly and with a lot of effort. Whereas, memory is the process
where knowledge acquisition occurs fast.
The interrelated concepts between
these two are:
- The core nature of learning lies in
it being physical and it is associated by the plasticity property
that the brain displays. It is understood that the experiences
encountered by us shape our brain. As and along we would keep
learning, there would be physical changes in the brain. This
ability of the brain to learn on a lifelong basis is referred to as
neural plasticity. Data passes from one neuron to the other. As
learning occurs, there would be bombarding of the neurons with
inputs.
- Learning implies that the memory
system is functioning efficiently. If memory would not have been
there, a person would not have the ability to retain any new
information. If some new information would be retained, and all the
acquired information would be lost. If a person did not have a
functioning memory or a memory at all, they would also not be able
to think.
- Memory helps in forming a
representation of the knowledge that has been learnt and allows us
to retrieve this representation amalgamated with the reality.
- All the knowledge that we have are
in the form of representations that are located in the long term
memory and this is also referred to as schema.