How Do Our Brains Retain and Remember Information?

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Before reading this text, how much did you know about how the brain processes memory?

• 🧠💡 I knew a lot!

• 🤔 I knew a little.

• 😕 I didn’t know much at all.

• 🤷‍♀️ I hadn’t thought about it before.

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Which of the following can best be inferred from the text?

• The hippocampus is responsible for remembering feelings like bravery.

• Smells can trigger memories because they are connected to events.

• Short-term memories are more important than long-term memories.

• Scientists have fully understood how memory works.

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What does the word retrieval mean as used in the text?

• Remembering something from memory

• Learning new information

• Storing memories in the hippocampus

• Experiencing new events

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Why might you remember words like "pizza" or "school" more easily than "truth" or "bravery"?

• They are easier to pronounce.

• They have related images in your brain

• They are shorter words.

• They are stored in a different part of the brain.

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What is the main idea of this text?

• The brain is made up of four lobes that perform different functions.

• Memories are processed, stored, and retrieved by the brain.

• The hippocampus is responsible for short-term memory.

• Learning involves memorizing lists of words.

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Can you think of a memory that was triggered by a smell, sound, or place?

Describe the memory and what caused you to remember it.

How confident do you feel about understanding the brain’s process of memory after reading this text?

• 😃 Very confident

• 🙂 Somewhat confident

• 😐 Neutral

• 😕 A little confused

• 😟 Very confused

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