Memory Concept

Memory  Concept

The memory (word that derives from the Latin memory ) is a facultythat allows the human being to retain and remember past events . The word also allows us to name the memory that is made or the notice given of something that has already occurred, and the exposure of facts, data or motives that refer to a specific issue.

On the other hand, memory is a written dissertation or a study on some subject. Another of its meanings refers to the linking of expenses made in a dependency or commercial operation.

A memory can be a work that someone develops on a paper to narrate personal experiences or different details of their private life. The concept is even used as a greeting or courtesy message to an absent person , either in writing or through another person.

In recent years, in the field of technology , the word memory has also allowed defining the physical device where data can be stored.

There are two types of memories in the world of computers or computers. The RAM (random access memory) is random and can be dynamic (DRAM) that is updated thousands of times to the second always keeping the last information so we can easily access it, or static (SRAM) which does not need update, which is why it is faster than the dynamics. The RAM memory is available for the use of the programs. If when reading the specifications of a computer it says that it has 8M of RAM, we know that the programs that we install will have about 8 million bytes of memory to use.

The ROM (read-only memory) memory also called just read , is used to store the operating system and programs that allow the computer to operate. In addition, ROM also allows random access in the same way that RAM does.

Regarding human memory , it can be said that it is the brain function that is detected by the synaptic connections between the neurons. According to its temporal extension, it is common to speak of short-term memory(resulting from the simple excitation of the synapse in order to potentiate or sensitize it transiently) and long-term memory (a permanent synapse reinforcement that is achieved by the stimulation of certain genes and by the synthesis of certain proteins).

Unlike the memory of animals, which usually act on the basis of their present needs, the memory of man has the ability to contemplate the past and plan for the future . According to some scientists, man uses only one ten-thousandth part (0.0001) of his brain's potential throughout his life.

In psychology , emotional memory is called the ability to store memories from certain emotions. This mechanism works together with procedural and declarative memory and is what allows us to label and preserve the notion of certain memories linked to emotions. In such a way that when we relate a current event to one related to our past we can be moved, laugh or feel similar pleasures. This memory is what allows us to remember faces, aromas, flavors and know if we like it or not

Memory is a precious asset but extremely exposed to being corrupted , so much so that in the third age there is a decline in the cognitive capacity that inevitably affects memory. This problem would not be so serious if it were not related to an alteration in the normal social and work functioning of the individual, since memory is fundamental for all aspects of daily life, from remembering where we keep the media to what activities we should perform.

The deterioration of memory associated with age (DEMAE) is a disorder that encompasses the consequences of memory loss in old age and is characterized by being a clinical state where mnesic function decreases without an apparent cause. The loss of memory, in turn, is related to the development of dementing diseases such as depressive disorders or Alzheimer's.