Memory and thinking

Memory works by sending impulses to the brain cells and they respond by generating memory

on the manner an activity that one intends to do was done previously. Every part of the memory

generates what is associated with the activity that one intends to and the information is sent

immediately the information is received to the midbrain where the activities intended to be

undertaken is controlled. This enables an individual to undertake the same activity over and over

with ease (Humphreys & Chalmers, 2016).

Memory may be inaccurate in the event an individual observes the same situation like a car

accident and may think it was reckless driving yet an individual may have lost breaks. The image

of a wrecked car sends message to the brain that it is an accident though the cause may be

mistaken since one is fond of observing accidents that occur as a result of reckless driving

(Humphreys & Chalmers, 2016). An example of memory process is when riding a bicycle the

sight of the bicycle will send information to the memory cells that will generate the memory for

riding the bicycle and immediately undertakes the activity with ease because of the ability to

coordinate the memory for riding the bicycle and the actual activity.

Thinking involves understanding information needed to be obtained then analyzing various

characteristics of objects that have similar characteristics. The characteristics of the features are

then compared with those that always exist and those that are essential in the traits of various

features determined in the thinking process (Humphreys & Chalmers, 2016). The issues being

thought about are perceived and the problems solving process takes effect in order to determine

the exact thing that an individual was thinking about at the end of a thought process. The
concepts related to thinking include cognition which is a thought process that an individual goes

through. Through attention, the cognitive systems may be overworked and there may be need for

choosing information for further processing during the thinking process. For example, in the

event an individual gets to come up with a decision on the manner he will undertake a research

he will have to pay attention to the issue at hand then come up with a decision on the best way it

would be undertaken having considered all the results and how effective each will be.

Reference

Michael S. Humphreys, . A. (2016). Thinking About Human Memory. New York: Routledge.