Memory Video

• After watching the video in class, i understand the importance and the relationship that memory has on our life and how it affects our way of living. Memory, defines who you are and the way you act, it creates an identity. Eventhough memory can not be directyly seen, you understand that it is constantly changing and growing. Everyday, every second of your life, you are experiencxing new things that are stored into your memory, and can later be recalled. You are constantly learning and interacting with the environmnent, which makes your memory increase. usually, it is said that you begin to remember and recall events and things from your memory at about 2 years old, when you start to maybe reason a little.
• On the first part of the video, they are conducting a self recognition test with a mirror in several small children. They are placed in front of a mirror to see what is their reaction. Then they are placed again infront of the mirror and get some paint in their nose to see how they react and if they are able to recognize that it is them, who has paint in the nose. Many of the children don't even recognize themselves, while others touch the mirror thinking that it is something on the mirror. Just two of the tested kids are abvle to recognize themselves and touch their noses. It is important to know who you are since you are a toddler because it is part of your identity. Then, they conducted an experiment to see how good is their mental image and memory. They make them store a small lion into a cabinet. Two weeks later, they were asked to find the lion and no one was able to find it and remember were it was, except for Toby and jenny who were able to find it. This demonstrates how the brain has not developed yet when you are a little kid.
• On the second part of the video, they show a man who was born with amnesia, and is unable to recall and understand his past. He constantly watches pictures with his parents to understand who he is, but he can not remember it after some hours. he has to write things in order to remember them because his brain did not fully develope and has problems with his memory. They conducted an experiment on him to see if he could remember and draw a picture after an hour of not watching it, and he was unable to draw an accurate drawing. His hypocampus is not recognizing things and that is affecting his way of living. From this man, I can see how our memory is vital in our every day things, and how it affects his way of living and communicating with others.