How We Make Memories: Crash Course Psychology #13

Remember that guy from 300? What was his name? ARG!!! It turns out our brains make and recall memories in different ways. In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, Hank talks about the way we do it, what damaging that process can do to us, and that guy... with the face and six-pack...


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Chapters:
Introduction: Memory 00:00
Accessing Memory: Recall, Recognition, and Relearning 1:44
How Memory is Stored 2:48
Working Memory 4:24
Explicit Memory 4:56
Implicit Memory 5:19
Types of Long-Term Memory: Procedural & Episodic 6:12
Mnemonics, Chunking, and Memory Tricks 6:59
Shallow vs. Deep Processing 7:28
The Importance of Memory 8:33
Review & Credits 9:06
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[cam]

When I was in third grade my brother told me to remember what page of his Garfield comic book he was on and remind him what it was after school, because he didn't have a bookmark. I still remember what page it was. It was 78. I don't know why I still haven't forgotten it.

[jasminemcgarigle]

"Our memories may haunt us or sustain us, but either way, they define us. Without them, we are left to wander alone in the dark."

[patrickdallaire]

I learned more about this Clive when I read The Power of Habit. If I recall correctly, his hypocampus was destroyed by the virus. The most interesting thing is that, even though he couldn't form new longterm memories, he could still develop new habits. For example: After moving to a new address, same time everyday, he and his wife would go for a walk around the neighborhood. Eventually he just started going by himself. The problem is that he had no idea where he was going, it was all just intuition. When something unpredictable happened to interrupt his routine, he would "wake up" and realise he doesn't know where he is and where to go. Thank heavens his neighbors were familliar with him and nice enough to walk him back home when that happened.

[CaptainMcSmoky]

Memory is amazing, I live with a stroke patient (My Dad) and the weirdly selective memory is bizarre, he can remember something mundane he did 30 years ago but he struggles to remember my name on a day to day basis. I think this is the first crash course has make me cry...

[julieornelas]

when I graduate if I have to give a speech for whatever reason I'm acknowledging Hank Green for getting me through high school
"Hank Green...*waves diploma in the air* this one's for you!"

[ryuseiired]

Is that No-Face from Spirited Away at 5:21?

[Manabender]

3:04 The computer version of this chart:

Input Devices (keyboard, mouse, etc.) --> Input Buffer --> (via ASCII, Unicode, etc. encoding) RAM --> (via storage device's hardware controller's encoding) Primary storage (Hard drive) (Recall via read operations)

[SirChocula]

"Our memories may haunt us or sustain us, but either way, they define us...without them, we are left to wander alone in the dark"

That was beautiful Hank...

[lauren]

“Our memories are the chain that connects our past to our present” I love that ❤️

[lolsaXx]

You just covered almost all the memory coursework for the psychology class I took in my last year of school. This brings back memories.

[emilyodowd]

My cognitive psychology exam is on Tuesday, so this video could not have been uploaded at a more convenient time! Sincere thanks, Hank, from a slightly stressed psychology undergrad.

[docopoper]

I found it really hard to pay attention after you told me to remember Leonidas. I kept thinking "this is a psychology video - there must be some kind of trick - maybe I have to remember this... or this!".

[crashcourse]

Remember that guy from 300? What was his name? ARG!!! It turns out our brains make and recall memories in different ways. In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, talks about the way we do it, what damaging that process can do to us, and that guy... with the face and six pack... 

How We Make Memories - Crash Course Psychology #13

[a.a.]

These videos are such a pleasure to watch. I use them as a supplementary resource in addition to lectures, textbooks and power points presented by instructors. Thank you for creating a series designed to consolidate the main points of each theme in an enjoyable, entertaining, and beneficial manner Crash Course Team !

[PureZOOKS]

All I can remember from this lesson was the spirited away character behind Hank.

[catdogfishdogcats]

Leonidas was already in my Long term memory :P

[chimes]

Your voice is so... smooth...? Idk how to describe it... but it made listening to all the info a whole lot better

[maplebear]

“Remembering’s dangerous. I find the past such a worrying, anxious place. “The Past Tense, ” I suppose you’d call it. Memory’s so treacherous. One moment you’re lost in a carnival of delights, with poignant childhood aromas, the flashing neon of puberty, all that sentimental candy-floss… the next, it leads you somewhere you don’t want to go. Somewhere dark and cold, filled with the damp ambiguous shapes of things you’d hoped were forgotten. Memories can be vile, repulsive little brutes. Like children I suppose. But can we live without them? Memories are what our reason is based upon. If we can’t face them, we deny reason itself! Although, why not? We aren’t contractually tied down to rationality! There is no sanity clause! So when you find yourself locked onto an unpleasant train of thought, heading for the places in your past where the screaming is unbearable, remember there’s always madness. Madness is the emergency exit… you can just step outside, and close the door on all those dreadful things that happened. You can lock them away… forever.”

- The Joker

[hollyroberts]

Is Hank wearing a Frozen t-shirt? Bless his adorable self.

[TheBossHaas]

Not a single word on memory errors!? I hope you guys are doing a future episode on them; they're pretty damned important. It's incredible how well our brain lies to us, and I think that's something that needs to be addressed.