The goal of this paper is to understand how the brain and memory processes

The goal of this paper is to understand how the brain and memory processes are intertwined. Read all of the reading resources listed for this week on short-term and long-term memory, and how the various types of memory tie in with the neural mechanisms in the brain. For further readings access the Memory and Brain Mechanisms Paper Suggested Resources In an essay of 1,000-1,250 words, discuss how memories are formed and maintained in the brain through the actions of neural circuitry. Use at least four of the listed resources to address the following questions:

1. Theoretically, how is working memory similar to and different from long-term memory?
2. How are memories formed in the brain (using neural circuitry), and how are they maintained?
3. When is it adaptive to remember, and in what ways may it be adaptive to forget?
4. Given what we know about brain mechanisms in memory, are our memories accurate? Explain your answer using information on how memories are stored in the brain.
5. How can knowledge of the brain and memory systems be used to help individuals suffering from memory problems (e.g., poor memory, amnesia, PTSD)?
6. What role do age and environment play in how memories are formed and maintained?

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Memory and Brain Mechanisms Paper Suggested Resources

Use these resources when working on the Cognitive Development throughout the Lifetime assignment.

Read "Improvement of Working Memory Performance by Training is not Transferable," by Corbin & Camos, from the Europe's Journal Of Psychology (2011).http://library.gcu.edu:2048/login?://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?&&&-live&

Read "Memory Control Beliefs: How Are They Related To Age, Strategy Use And Memory Improvement?" by Lachman, Andreoletti, & Pearman, from Social Cognition (2006).http://library.gcu.edu:2048/login?://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?&&&-live&

Read "Sleep Improves Memory: The Effect of Sleep on Long Term Memory in Early Adolescence," by Potkin, Bunney Jr., & García, from Plos ONE (2012).http://library.gcu.edu:2048/login?://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?&&&-live&

Read "Questions and Answers About Memories of Childhood Abuse," from the American Psychological Association. http://www.apa.org/topics/trauma/memories.aspx

Read "Intellectual Resources may Help Soldiers Stave off Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder," from the American Psychological Association (2002). http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2002/01/ptsd.aspx

Read "Remembering Schema-Consistent Information: Effects of a Balance Schema on Recognition Memory," by Sentis & Burnstein, from the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (1979).http://library.gcu.edu:2048/login?://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?&&-04832-001&-live&

Read "Are You Sure You Forgot? Feeling of Knowing in Directed Forgetting," by Tekan & Arturk, from the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition (2001).http://library.gcu.edu:2048/login?://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?&&-18940-013&-live&