Explain how short-term memory is consolidated into long-term storage. What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER: Answers should be similar to this. In short-term memory information is stored
immediately in the cerebral cortex but only lasts for a short period of time (seconds to
hours); it has a limited storage capacity but allows rapid retrieval. It fades over time
unless consolidated. In long-term memory information is stored for later retrieval and
lasts for extended periods of time (days to years); it has a large storage capacity with
a slow retrieval time. Once acquired it has a stable memory trace. The consolidation
of memory into long-term storage is associated with emotional states, repetitive
inputs and associating the memory with other memories or stored categories of
information.
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could be unaffected. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).