Is the experiences we gain in life registered in permanent memory in our brain?

[stoicity]

Was wondering how we forget the simplest things that we did yesterday or even today but not something that we go through in life which was painful and enlightening. Any thoughts?

[milkov]

It's called short-term and long-term memory.

Short-term, immediate memory is for simple tasks to get processed first; information that is more complex and demanding goes into working memory, and, if it's tagged with emotional importance or special relevance, it ends in long-term memory. It's a very complicated process.

[stoicity]

That sounds like a lot of work that the brain does.

[milkov]

It's really amazing how our body works

[stoicity]

Isn't the body puppet of the mind?

[milkov]

Exactly. And when the mind doesn't work, that's when problems happen. Even if the body id functional, if the mind isn't, there's nothing one can do

[stoicity]

I see a medical student already here.. 😆

[milkov]

lmaoo are you? I'm only a psychology student

[stoicity]

Nope, I'm just trying to help people to help myself.

[milkov]

That's good

[jshm2]

There is no such thing as "permanent memory"

[In_Trance]

no, not always