MEMORY EXPLAINED

According to the text, what percentage of details in a memory change within a year?

• 50%

• 25%

• 100%

• 75%

Who is described as a grandmaster of memory?

• Ronald Reagan

• Henry Molaison

• Yanjaa Wintersoul

• Neil Armstrong

What did Henry Molaison lose after his brain surgery?

• His long-term memory

• His ability to speak

• His recent memory

• His ability to walk

What is the hippocampus associated with?

• Combining sensory information

• Muscle memory

• Digestive processes

• Breathing patterns

What type of memory did Henry Molaison retain?

• Implicit memories

• None of the above

• Episodic memory

• Future predictions

What technique do memory athletes use to improve their memory?

• Reading backwards

• Listening to classical music

• Intense physical exercise

• The memory palace

What did London cabbies have to memorize to get their licenses?

• All the monarchs of England

• London's 25,000 streets

• The history of London

• The names of all the rivers in London

What can meditation improve according to the text?

• Memory

• Ageing process

• Physical strength

• Height

What is NOT a feature that makes us remember some experiences better than others?

• Emotion

• Color

• Place

• Story

What did researchers find about people's memories of their teenage years decades later?

• They were enhanced

• They were uniformly poor

• They were mostly forgotten

• They were highly accurate