Memory is very complex. There are many different types of memory and stages to making a memory. There are also different types of ways you can lose memory or that will prevent you from making more.
There are three stages of memory, sensory memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory. In addition there are process to get from one to the other. The first stage is sensory memory and the process is called encoding in which you experience a sight whether it is sight, smell, touch, taste, or hearing and processes the information in your brain. This stage last for less than a second. The next stage is short-term memory and the process to move information from your short-term memory to your long-term memory is called encoding. To encode the sensory information you have to actively think about it to retain the information. The last stage is long-term memory. After a memory finally becomes a
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