How memories form and how we lose them - Catharine Young
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Think back to a really vivid memory. Got it? Now try to remember what you had for lunch three weeks ago. That second memory probably isn’t as strong-but why not? Why do we remember some things, and not others? And why do memories eventually fade? Catharine Young gives the basics on memory and memory loss.
Lesson by Catharine Young, animation by Patrick Smith.
_"people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."_
- Maya Angelou
yesss
@Miftahul Jannat I think, they will remember you until you get prison sentence, because you made them feel mad. And they will forget you and don't care about your life in prison.
@Miftahul Jannat Basically your picture will be hang on the bank the next time you visit it
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"People will forget what you said, People will forget what you did, But you will always remember your embarrassing past"
-IDK
Ever since I had depression I noticed that I tend to forget things a lot and cannot memorize like I do before. Now I know why
Very correct
@D.K are you now ok
A vivid memory, but why not, did it fade, storage areas in the brain,efficiency should not be lost, blame age for deterioration, interfere with your ability because of stress, brain cells lost by depression, serotonin means your less attentive than you used to be, use it or lose it🆗🆘🚩✅
I've been depressed years. The way I cope is mental puzzles, distracts the mind from going back to the past or being in the present.
@@maggiemay9381 what is mental puzzles?
Eventually you will forget what you have eaten, so make it something healthy, because your body won't forget.
well said
+Sabaca Yeah! Your body still remembers all that baby food you've eaten as a child. 'Cause, uhh... It's... in your... bones? Yeah! Bones sounds good! #Kappa
+LordDragox412 But the atoms are different besides memory your not the same person you were back then
+Sabaca I forgot what you wrote.
OXI Soldier
Good point. I thought I made it too. I guess my point was too edgy, though. Pointy, I would say. Like an arrow. An arrow pointing at how pointless my comment is, but then you see it's not serious and you get hurt on the edge, 'caues it's a sharp disc. Except it's not a disc and it's Kung Lao's hat seen from the top. And then you realize your whole life is a lie 'cause the fission has been mailed 'cause Matrix. Yep. #Kappa
I don't know why I can't remember good memories but I can remember a lot of bad memories
@Lakshmi Kimmu mannn that's kinda sad
I think it's so you don't do it again
Same goes for me .
Omg I was just wondering exactly that was very concerned about it. I only remember bad stuff. like ONLY bad stuff and good stuff only comes when I see a photo. but I guess if thats normal I dont have to worry lol
Sammme!
This just shows how powerful our imaginations are. I read a LOT and sometimes I can’t remember if an experience was mine or from a book, especially if I read it a long time ago. I also sometimes have a hard time distinguishing between dreams/books/ movies/UA-cam/internet and real conversations. They’re all memories.
SAME, sometimes I can't remember if what I wrote was actually original or based off something I read a long time ago, and I don't remember if I actually experienced some events or I imagined them. My dreams are also vivid and lifelike, and I usually can't tell it apart from real life.
This is considerably interesting.
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Your slowly slipping into a schizophrenic psychosis my friend … seek professional help
Same here bro. Sometimes I just cant remember if my memory was real life or a dream
Medical school: they expect you to remember everything. They also completely stress you out. Makes sense.
+DuizhangLu Which is why I withdrew after the first semester.
+DuizhangLu We'll make good money eventually.
Faggotyliciouss Well people with extra chromosomes are retarded..
That's pretty much true and proven scientifically.
And you sure sound like you have an extra one m8 ;^)
Faggotyliciouss Haha. Dude why are you trying to fight me? Take it easy brah, btw that was a nice comeback!
Duizhanglu. You argue like a child, you actually said thr words "we will get some more money"
Then get all offensive when someone confronts you about it saying you did not emply you did not want the money; how are you even in med schol?
Long term stress kills our brain cells... so does lack of sleep. Well, it's official. High school is trying to kill me.
*Drops out of Harvard*
I love you
SnowLeopard84 fangirl same!
Damn right
i've had alot of stress argued and fought all my life, drank, done drugs...i've recently memorized and rewrote down how to professional grow weed and i remember everything
from being in nappies
to wantng to break my toys at like 5 if i could hear a rattle because i wanted to know what it was..
and so on and on....i've done it all and i'm still vigorous haha love it
Learning a new language is definitely a workout! all that new vocabulary *___*
+Liam Thongvilu I was going to say that! :-) Currently, I'm learning my sixth language
+Ivan Chagas that's awesome, my 5th is on the way too :)
+Liam Thongvilu What's the point in learning a new language? I don't communicate with anyone anyhow. Why should I want to learn a complete new language, just to chit-chat? Seems pretty foolish to me.
Enlightenment That's very, very reductionist of you.
I learn languages so I have access to more sources of knowledge. There is a large amount of articles, academic papers, blogs and courses in other languages. And that's just another side of it. English is 50% of internet, 20% of books, 40% of scholarly journals, 30% of movies.
There are many more, like emerging in a new culture, being able to read content in their originals - and that's crucial, depending on your job - , etc. :-)
So, I take into account that you don't want or don't see a purpose, but just because you don't, it doesn't mean that there isn't one.
Ivan Chagas I speak three languages, I haven't found anything unique in terms of academic papers, if something is really important it's going to get translated anyhow into our "standard language"/English. Blogs and movies are meant for degenerates. English is the only language we really need, honestly. Cultures are shared by a group of narrow-minded people that all share the same opinions and mindset - which is often if not always correlated to religion (bleh). They talk in terms of "we" instead of "I", biggots. I agree about the work part, I like to generalize my opinions and the only proposition you've convinced me of is something as superficial as "work". Unless if it is something academically beneficiary such as studying different linguistic structures and so on... Most of you study it to befriend others and chit-chat. Not to mention, waste of time; claiming you know a language but have only grasped the most basic fundamentals - their level is synonymous with street slugs yet they claim to be fluent; what a joke.
Pffft. Memories are OBVIOUSLY stored in glowing orbs and before long pushed into the abyss of our subconscious, vanishing into grey wispy trails of air.
+anik558 She's making a reference. A good one at that!
this reference...
+anik558 Erm go watch the movie "Inside out"
I freaking love that movie.
lmao
I've always wondered, when we forget something temporarily but then remember it as we think really hard, where do these temporarily lost memories "go"? Are all lost memories retrievable? I guess you have to register a memory properly in order to be able to recall it, but still?
Could probably be other neurons that hasn't died out yet
marta scientists still aren't too sure about that. They tested a lot on the 20000 neurons of a kind of crab and it probably has to do with the reactivation that is cause by a certain protein but it's really hard to tell if a memory is lost or just not activated and available to the concious thinking.
marta v
@@rubyrootless7324 thank you, for this comment.
Memory is stored in electricity right?
I think the memory is lost in those static electricity shocks.
For me, the more you re-live a memory the stronger it gets and easier to recall. Also- the more unusual something is- the more it will stand out in your mind over time.
Why do all my memories have a creepy evil grin?
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
because those are some memories you'd rather discard
Austin Stoddard is
Tim Lang. I have. a d. Gig was* Actually no its however*
because your memories are psychic type. beware ground-type memories
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why do I remember dumb things
but not something I studied 5 hours?
pulga 79 because you forcing study and not by your will
I'm sure many of us can vividly recall the most useless information that we probably didn't even want to learn it but struggle to learn subjects we actually like. It tells me that there must be a simple an intuitive way the brain can learn connections and ideas without the need for constant studying. Perhaps the years of being exposed to the culture we live in has imprinted us with the ability to understand symbols and concepts on a deeper level without the need for repetition or attention, the question then being, if this is true, how do we use it? How do we consciously manipulate the very foundations of what we know to gain new information from unfamiliar or foreign sources?
There have been people known to remember everything about anything. They could recall exacly when they had lunch 15 years ago today. The existence of these people tells us that we're not using our brains to their fullest potential.
You deffently don't remmeber what she just said in the video because she said the answer several times...
pulga 79 the opposite happens with me. I have forgotten mostly all fun memories of my high school but remember most of my lessons
Can relate :")
I feel the same
You just explained my psychology’s whole chapter 3 in 5 minutes 😂♥️
you studying psychology? wow ! can u elaborate about your course please
It gives me some insight about why I performed rather badly in my previous job under that sup. And that I hardly remembered things I've been told, hardly made sense of them, and even became disoriented when doing everyday activities at my own home.
I had always known how memories are stored, and that stress impacts one's ability to remember, but didn't know that chronic stress can lead to depleting brain cells.
I've had depression and chronic stress since I was about 12 and I literally only have a handful of memories. I hate it. Everyone else around me can remember so much about themselves, and my family is always bringing up memories that we experienced together and I'm so embarrassed and ashamed that I don't remember anything. Constantly having to ask "Oh yeah, what happened?"
I'm only 22 years old. I've considered talking with a doctor about it, but aside from what the video recommended, I don't know where to start. It's a really scary thing to be dealing with because I have to avidly try to remember things. I've been trying to journal, but sometimes I just don't have the time.
No one really understands what I mean when I say I'm really bad at remembering. "Yeah, me too" No, you're not. You just got done explaining your entire childhood to me and memories we've had together that I don't even remember. I've only told 2 people about it and neither of them ACTUALLY understood what I meant.
Anyway, it was just nice to vent. Life sucks.
I discovered your comment 2 years later but this exactly resonated with me, except that I don't remember when my depression started (feels like since birth, but may not be) and why, but it was a very long duration. And I got out of it around 5 years back, and I've been highly optimistic and enthusiastic about everything around me since then. But the only problem bogging me is that I don't remember anything long back or recent events. Even what I studied in my past semester. I get top grades or highest scores often and I was surprised to learn that the way I naturally memorize academic stuff, by pretending to teach others or myself and enjoying the information, is actually the best method as described by many youtubers. But I can't recall now the stuff I learnt before. That gets my profs mad because they feel I don't love my academic subjects. It seems impossible for them to forget what you enjoy.
And whenever I turn up for slumbers at my friends', they bring up so many details, even things about me that I have no idea about that had happened. Even when I tell my parents about it, they advise me to take a local herb that aids in memory loss, but I wonder, that herb is not available to everyone. How is everybody so good at remembering everything then?
how are we able to visualise virtually anything in our minds?
+boy638 This is where we start to use our imagination
+boy638 It comes with our ability to plan. We have the ability to think in words and think in concepts or ideas. For example, What if I told you: "You haven't had anybody in your house for 5 years, then one day you let a "repair man" into your house to fix your sink. The next day you get robbed."
What's the first thing that comes to mind? The repair man robbed you right?
Now think about how you came to that conclusion just now. Did you actually say in your mind, "The repair man must have robbed me because he was the only person there the day before." ?
NO. You thought about the 'concept' of the repairman robbing you, not actual words. If we thought in sentences, we'd be slow as hell.
try to visualize a new color
I know this is old, but as you know everything you experience and see is just a controlled hallucination, if we had the ability to experience the universe for what it really is, everything would look radically different, hence why science is done by tools and not by our own observation, because it's misleading of the true reality. so when thinking about the fact that the brain is making sense by hallucinating, why shouldn't it also be able hallucinate pictures of things that don't exist in front of you?
boy638 I think that basically we associate words, concepts and images that are in our memory to create a sort of visual memory. When we imagine what we've never seen we recombine our memories.
i've had depression for the past few years and recently started noticing how i cant remember things has much as i used to, i had a feeling it was linked to my mental illness
Please make a video on explicit memory and implicit memory. While meditating, a nostalgia flashed in my mind and reliving that past was so amazing.
Short term memory = RAM
Long term memory = ROM
:P
Mark Arandjus hahaha
lol
Yeah but computer can learn 100000 times better
It's unfair computer can preserve memories longer
Long term memory is more like SSD, since long term memory can be altered as well.
I like how their vids are short but still give a lot of info. Great work
Inside out debunked in this video
Then why?
I can't don't know one each one of these comments!
As someone who suffers from chronic stress, anxiety, and depression, and never sleeps very well, this video didn't exactly make me feel relieved.
I have a really hard time remembering people's names. They can tell it to me a few times and right after, I'll forget. Same with numbers...
+TexasRedneck That's probably because you don't care about their names.
Try looking them in the eyes, repeating their name back to them and identifying a characteristic to remember them by. For example "Nice to meet you David." If David has dark hair, you'll want to take note of something like this because it forms another link to his name and makes retrieval easier. You have to ACTUALLY listen and use your brain to remember names, it's by no means a passive event!
+pisiupo It's a struggle I deal with. There are times that I want to know what their name is but I guess subconsciously I guess I don't lol
+Hissingcash123 Yeah that is a good idea to try that. Thank you
+TexasRedneck Same, I don't remember names or numbers but faces is something I can strongly remember and describe.
After i learned English i can easily say with confidence that changed my brain in a way that i never imagined before
Also, we tend to remember things with a strong emotion or feeling, whether the evens are negative or positive.
Thank you ebay for giving all my childhood toys back. I'm glad my memory didn't fail me on these.😊
"Think back to a really vivid memory." 1sec later "Got it?"
Me: This is too much pressure I'll just watch the whole video without doing this
This actually gave me some closure. It explains a lot.
Think of a memory - uhhhhhh.....
Think of what you had for lunch 3 weeks ago - Sunflower spread sandwich and an apple with half a bottle of water at 1:35pm
A Sprinkle Of Fiery Unicorns .......
A Sprinkle Of Fiery Unicorns I had a Fluffernutter with a berry juice box at 12:40 pm
A Sprinkle Of Fiery Unicorns was it any good?
+Princess Neko (Jenni Chitty) Yes actually, it was my favourite brand of bread and apple (I sound so weird :)
A Sprinkle Of Fiery Unicorns red delicious?
I've been slowly losing my memory it's sad when I've had people tell me stories I've told them and can't even remember, that's why I started UA-cam to document what's left and what's going on. Hard part is i always forget to just sit down and make a video
-> loss of memory
-> video length 4:20
-> nothing implied here ^^
I don't get it
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learning a new language is a textbook recommendation for improving your memory
and math might be the best and most universal language among all
visuals in this video are right on the balance between being realistic and representative by the way
thanks teded!
I am 16 years old now and I can't seem to remember a single thing when I was 6,7,8 years old no matter how hard I try!
As I am ageing memories just pop into my head that I have not thought about for ages. Mostly what my husband put me thru.
We remember the things we don’t want to remember but forget the things that we wished we remembered.
Wow, a video about memory. My memory would definitely remember this.
We remember some memories because we are deeply emotionally attached to it .
It makes me sad to forget about the good memories i had from the past.
me, a introvert who doesn't eat that healthily and doesn't like exercise: no wonder why my memory is so bad.
Introversion has nothing to do with that so not that excuse
This is one of the best video i've seen so far.
I don't know why I can't remember good memories but remember embarrassing memories every night
Same..I can remember the bad things Crystal clear but the good ones are just a not as vivid
I saw a pic for a second and remembered the whole script of a series I watched 7 years ago ,it's crazy because u didn't know our brain is this powerful
Thank you so much youtube and Ted ed for The information :D
And here I am, learning a new language yet having forgotten most of my past life ~
It's crazy how I'm watching this, and my memories are building 💪
“Questions and Ideas, Don’t Forget them,” …The title of a journal that encourages you to keep the
Journal with you, and particularly in places where ideas seem to come to you. This is another journal
by this author that I use consistently (fairly consistently anyway) You could probably create your own journal or notebook to accomplish this, but I like how this one is laid out.
Though we broke up many years ago and it was probably for the best, I still have wonderful memories of my ex girlfriend smiling at me as I took a picture of her on the beach in California. I vividly remember the polo shirt she was wearing and her skirt. The smile she had makes me smile to this day, when I think about the magic of being young and when you care for someone. I’m married now, but I still have those font memories and I don’t remember all the bad stuff. I wonder if women remember more of the bad than men do. I’ve heard women say “I regret the past 3 years with them” and I never look at it that way as a waste of time. Anyone else have happy memories you keep? Is this bad?
Idk but i can visually see my self in "third person" when it comes up in my mind
I have memory issues but I have never forgotten bad things people have said to me
so in summary: be active, eat well, keep learning something new.
I forgot I had watched this video until it was recommend to me again.
It's been some years since I have trouble memorizing things and it's so annoying. I didn't know why, but after this video I don't know if it's chronic stress, depression or both :))
How do you feel now?
Life is all memory
My brain:ah yes lets forget that 6 hour studying and then remember what meme you watched last week
Personally, that was me
I think ,the key to go back in time with our own memory is the context
think about things when you had 5 years old
if it s a normal day in your parent's home
it won't specially work
but if it's a special background (like hollidays or some other people house)
it would be easier to remember
I had (diagnosed) moderate to severe depression when I was about 6-10 maybe younger. "Cringe" for me was just about every social confrontation went somewhat wrong and it was all I thought about. My family often accused me of making up stories, and I would have a really hard time remembering specific things namely homework( I really really tried) certain events that I was determined to remember (a specific mean thing a sibling said that I could bring up later for example) and other things, along with the distractions of being to young it was really a problem, now I know why, thanks, ted ed!
I hope you get better 🤍
I feel there's the reason behind older people who were socially interacting were able to secure their memories more than the ones who didn't as, they constantly find themselves in situations where they recall memories like say somebody worked as a florist, and he was invited to his neighbor's home for dinner, he sees that plant and recalls about it. I think that's why whenever you learn new info, people suggest the use of visual memories and also olfactory do the same.
Personally, I like the smell of state sandalwood to something painful that happened in my life.
Similar things could be said about places like when u think of France, croissant hits your mind.
I love your videos Ted-Ed. I remember a lot when i was 2 years old.
Hi Pearl.
Steven Universe yes!?
my favorite channel.
I do feel better while I learn c#...
Memory is pretty scary. Started to learn piano at age 50 and now some years later have a respectable repertoire. BUT even though I can play quite a few pieces from memory its a mystery where all those notes are coming from. Forgot two bars in a piece once and even though Id played the piece many times, I struggled to relearn. Learning something completely new however, has always been fairly easy. Its a strange feeling having to trust your memory to pass all the right notes to you.
Added to watch later last year
Remembered today
paying attention is hard for me, being deeply engaged is never there, and having something meaningful for me is difficult to grasp..losing my memory slowly and cognitive ability is decreasing
I have absolutely terrible memory. I can't even remember what happened in a movie that I watched 20 minutes ago...
P same
That means you didn’t like or care about it.
I watched the first episode of game of thrones season 8 two weeks back, but right after it ended, I could barely remember what happened in that episode.
Mphk
Then how do you remember your name?
Wow this video is powerfull Dealt with a lot of hard times this video describes who i am...
Interesting how the inability or weakened ability of humans to store memories seems to have so many roots in attention problems, more so than like actual memory problems. It makes it seem like a big part of keeping our memories for longer may be to make sure we can efficiently pay attention when we are forming them today
I forget everything, even the fun and exciting stuff that should be memorable... only negative experiences usually stick real well
"INSIDE OUT" movie? anyone?
what helps is having a journal. whe nyou write down things that happened that day. they're fresh in your mind, plus sitting down and thinking about what transpired really helps with retention of that memory
My friends have written me into their memories of events, even though I know I wasn't there. Ive forgotten and replaced people, and this was at age 30-40
Sometimes hearing another account can wake up a memory. Mt friend can tell a story and he remembers details I forgot, as he's talking, instantly I remember my part in the story I had forgotten
Photos help a lot
those knowledges made me depressed.omg it's vicious circle
Over the period of time.., i will forget this video content from my memory🚶♀️
I really love your channel
Thank you, Ted-Ed, that was a really interesting video. Chronic Stress~ so that's why I don't appear to remember anything before the start of an exam despite having studied (or should I say toiled!) all day long!!
*4:20*
Y'all did this on purpose, didn't you?
no one notices it. People leave the moment she finishes sentence.
I don't get it ?
+Raiden Noeramrin literally the first thing i noticed haha
+KreationKills dad?
+Raiden Noeramrin I don't get it. What am I looking for?
Another reason to keep learning french 😅 Thanks for sharing 😊
basically all scientist ever tell us to do stuff like this is to eat well, exercise and sleep
I wish I had the control and power to discard and absorb useful knowledge and memory.
I believe that memory works like flash memory, when you think of it more often, more "electricity" is put in it, keeping the memory. But ones you don't think about, lose "electricity", and are forgotten,like how flash memory gets deleted/corrupted if you don't use it in a long time.
Sometimes, whenever I read a graphic novel or manga, I try to pay attention to such small visual details, that I usually forget about what I just read. I guess I just have to go with the flow and not try to question too much.
Man I feel these effects. My memories are getting worse and worse. Is there a way to recover?
+Andy Liu, try learning a new language, like the video suggested, getting active, and getting social.
@@carolynzhao5393 what if I'm already trilingual, kinda lazy and kinda unsocial? :/
Yes, (as I once read) these are mostly side effects of being too immersed in technology (not blaming you) to a point when your mind doesn't have something in real life to focus on.
You can recover by isolating yourself from technology (tv,internet,video games) for some time. You don't necessarily have to "socialize" during this period but you have to find something to really concantrate or think on like learning something that interests you from a book ect. It's always hard at first but than you start to feel that you are alive like you weren't before. Hope it helps.
PS: And don't forget that our "mind archives' " growing rate decreases as we age because It's like a more complete library which still grows but with the most necesssary information.
@@tensorflow5777 be more than 3 languages then 😂, or try to draw or paint or play music or learn programming
I have depression and a large amount stress and I can't remember events but I can tell you about mitosis and other facts.
anyone else notice that the video is exactly 4:20
Claude Smoot lol 😂
Claude Smoot i read this comment on 4/20
Smoke weed
Beautiful illustrations
"Memory is deceptive because it is colored by today's event" - Albert Einstein
Just from experience I know that if you’re enjoying yourself you will be better at remembering, there’s a saying that the person who enjoys himself will always be better than the one working the hardest and I think that is just memory in a nutshell try your best to remember something is difficult but if you enjoy remembering it it’ll most likely be easy
Chronic stress can cause the loss of brain cells and suppresses new ones from being produced?
But... but that's what *alcohol* can do as well, it's the reason i stopped drinking!
I wonder which is worse for your brain: drinking to relieve stress, or a stressful sobriety.
Since *both* can destroy brain cells and suppress new ones from forming.
No seriously, this is a highly relevant question.
Probably without it is better according to this. www.healthline.com/health/alcohol-and-anxiety#consequences
Alcohol can alleviate acute stress, sure, but not chronic stress
My mother has chronic stress and she’s very depressed she forgets things really frequently
its too weird that i remember very minor details about my crush and dont know what studied yesterday.
I had a memory of my first day at school.
Now it's lost. I know this because I remember recalling that memory few years ago.
A person in your head presses a few buttons, a memory ball is made. Done.
ohdear
Is that suppose to be inside out
Frontier Brain Anabel and sometimes you run out of storage or don’t need to remember that certain moment and those balls are thrown away
Sine i have a memory like a thieve , I try to increase it by learning English and Japanese . Surprissingly, it helps me in rememnering things quickly , turned all what ihave learned into the long-term memory
3:45 And make sure to floss! It’s the solution to all problems.
Memories are suspended waves of potential energy actively translated when we revisit them, turning that which is latent and immaterial into complete physical experiences, based on the strength of our abilities to recollect them.
true question is
what happens to our memories after we die?
They die as well, duh.
+Abdullah Moiz They expire as we do. For some people the memories expire before we die.
+Abdullah Moiz They are gone, the brain just shuts down
death...a dreamless sleep forever
+Abdullah Moiz when you were last life as a "last remembers" you remember all of your life in the past because it is there last remembers known as "final remembers" it is very important to remember your life in the past. because life will die close but with the ending reminds reminds you all life on time, when a person dies with final memory can always remember, because there are beautiful remembers helping you to smile before dying.
that'why people will die but they never forget beautiful remembers as you are born or you have family or you love someone as never forget.
No way i INSTANTLY recognized that art and animation style..
i dont remember watching this
It's nearly midnight here and I can't stop watching these videos....
Ahhhh curiosity! Let me rest!!!!!!!!!!!
Is there someone who actually remembered what they had for lunch three weeks ago?🤣
nope
I just forget some things thinking of how to retrieve them when I forget them