Wiki

as with most things these days wiki seams to be one of the first places i go for fast, reliable and accurate information about a certain topic. Naturaly in my research this was the first place I will visit

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memory

"memory is an organism's ability to store, retain, and subsequently retrieve information"

From reading wiki i first found out that there are differant types of memory. These are clasifide by how people duration, nature, and retreval of information.

There is also short term memory and long term memory. Looking at these 2 along i could generate some ideas on how to express the loss, and/or regaining of these memories, although further research must be done.

There are differant models of how memory works by differant psychologists.

Memory can also be classified by information types or temporal direction.

Looking at the referances theres a book by Marcel Proust in which memory is explore i would like to have a quick look at that. Ill have to check the uni libary. Theres the film 'Momento' which i have already written about. Also there also a film ref 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind '. 'Strange Days' is another film i would like to check out which looks at memory.

There are also deseases which effect memory. Some of these could be intresting and i would like to look further into these.

I have found out that there are differant methords of memory some afew differant from others but have the same key ideas behind them. Differant people have there own ideas, and it seams that there is no definitive methord of explaining memory as there are differant theroys.

From here i think it would be wise to re-create a list of tasks which focus down into certain aspects from the wiki site. Looking at the differant theroy's, illnesses, films to watch and book(s) to read.

In my own words: Memory is the ability to recall upon something which was previously done. If you look at the foam on a bed mattress, it is said to have memory as when you take off pressure it 'remembers' where it was before. Similarly with plasics which have said to have 'memory' when bent to acceptable levels and let go they return to there remembered state.

I would also like to explore my own memory, with the help of my sister, whos a pycologist at york university. She has written about her old childhood memories and could help me explore my own memory. I would also like to look at other peoples memories. There favories and least memories. A questionaire would be the best way of collecting this.

There is also a emotional responce to memories which i dont think wiki really touched upon so i would like to explore this too.