Unit 7 Memory
Good overview of basic memory concepts.
Some fun memory games you can do online
NOVA: How Memory Works
This is not specifically about memory, but about implicit associations we make about people.
https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/demo/ You can take some of the Implicit Association Tests to see what some of your implicit associations about people and groups are. I’m putting it with this unit as an example of implicit vs. explicit thought processes.
Story from National Public Radio (NPR) about H.M., the man who had the bilateral removal of his hippocampus (What is the plural of hippocampus?) and ended up with the nearly complete inability to form new memories. Find out why he had his hippocampus removed and learn about this amazing case study of anterograde amnesia.
The movie Memento was the first film by star director
Christopher Nolan who went on to direct The Dark Night and Inception. It is a
fictional film about a character who, like H.M., loses the ability to create any new
memories, but still tries to solve a horrible crime.
You can stream it on Netflix or rent it. It is rated R due
to some violent content and adult language.
