#associative-memory

#associative-memory

Memory isn't just a mechanism for storing all of the information you encounter. Instead, it helps you to hold onto information that is likely to be useful for reducing effort in the future. That is why, for example, when you work hard on something, you're more likely to remember it later. Memory encoding mechanisms use that effort as a signal that learning something about the situation will probably make it easier to deal with a similar situation in the future.