Minnas utifrån Samma Rumsliga innefattning

Ett nytt magasin jag skaffade idag blev det brittiska Science Uncovered. Här kommer en intressant observation kring context-dependent memory, den potentiella vikten av att befinna sig i "samma rum" som minnet formades i.

Tycker mig själv återkommande ha noterat detta, när det gäller att minnas detaljer ur samtal, memorera drömmar, komma ihåg vilken adress som ska ha vilken tidning, återkalla vägen längs en hel omgivning, erinra rätt rörelser, känna igen mönster osv :


"Each memory matrix includes the context in which information was first encountered, which is why recall is often easier if you can revisit the circumstances in which the original encoding took place. It's also why smells and sounds can be so evocative.

... ...instructed participants to navigate a network of rooms, picking up and depositing various objects as they went. The objects were concealed in boxes after being picked up. Participants more often forgot what object they were carrying when they were quizzed about it after entering a new room, compared with being quizzed in the same room as the object was aquired."

quote of Dr. Christian Jarrett
from article about Why We Forget





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