Draft:Outline of memory

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to memory:

Memory is the faculty of the mind by which data or information is encoded, stored, and retrieved when needed. It is the retention of information over time for the purpose of influencing future action. If past events could not be remembered, it would be impossible for language, relationships, or personal identity to develop. Memory loss is usually described as forgetfulness or amnesia.

What type of thing is memory? edit

Memory can be described as all of the following:

Core processes of memory edit

  1. Encoding
  2. Storage
  3. Recall

Types of memory edit

Memory theories edit

Memory-related anatomy edit

Memory disorders edit

Diseases causing memory impairment edit

Memory-related phenomena edit

Memory psychometrics edit

Memory techniques and training methods edit

Memory competitions edit

Memory organizations edit

Memory in fiction edit

Computer memory edit

History of memory edit

History of memory

General memory concepts edit

Memory organizations edit

Memory publications edit

Persons influential in memory edit

Other (place these) edit

See also edit

References edit

External links edit