Short vs Long Term Memory
- Short-term memory allows us to be present in the moment.
- Long-term memory helps piece together our identity through the recollection of our past experiences, among other things.
- The farther back we go, the more our recollection gets murky.
- When you think back to your childhood, you are reconstructing your past while also being affected by who is asking, why, and how.
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