{"id":13,"date":"2011-10-17T13:56:38","date_gmt":"2011-10-17T18:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/content.scienceofecd.com\/third-edition\/bd-placeholder\/bd-2-4-memory\/"},"modified":"2025-03-03T21:01:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T21:01:59","slug":"bd-2-4-memory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/content.scienceofecd.com\/third-edition\/bd-2-4-memory\/","title":{"rendered":"BD 2.4 Memory"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Our memories form the basis for our sense of self, guide our thoughts and decisions, influence our emotional reactions, and allow us to learn. As such, memory is central to cognition and cognitive development” (Pathman & Bauer, 2020, para. 1).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Memory is defined as the ability to encode, store, and retrieve information. Our ability to form and use memories influences our actions. Memory is divided into several sub-sections that are mediated by different regions of the brain. See the next reading for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n

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As the human brain develops in the first years of life, so does our capacity for memory. Memory is an important tool for learning and communicating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Ron Barr, professor emeritus in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of British Columbia, researches infant memory. In the next clip, he explains researchers have confirmed that infants, even newborns, definitely do have the capacity for memory.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n VIEW<\/span>\n Barr – infant memory (4:14)<\/span>\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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