The combined assignments will count as a test gradeYou might think that your memory is there to help you remember facts, such as birthdays or shopping lists. If so, you would be very wrong. The ability to travel back in time in your mind is, perhaps, your most remarkable ability, and develops over your lifespan. Horizon takes viewers on an extraordinary journey into the human memory. From the woman who is having her most traumatic memories wiped by a pill, to the man with no memory, this film reveals how these remarkable human stories are transforming our understanding of this unique human ability. The findings reveal the startling truth that everyone is little more than their own memory.
Part I: Memory Clips - Based on the short clips of How Does Your Memory Work? answer the following questions
What does memory allow us to do?
What was the purpose of the mirror self-recognition test and the lion test?
How do these two tests illustrate why childhood amnesia occurs?
What does John’s memory reveal about how we remember?
What do the tests at Harvard reveal about what we think about the past and the future?
What is in memory that is very important and unique for human beings?
What makes our memory more powerful than a supercomputer?
What does PTSD reveal about memory formation?
What does this drug reveal about memories
How does memory change over time?
Why does memory change as we age?
What impact does Alzheimer’s have on quality of life?
What do we know about Alzheimer’s?
Part II - Textbook
HW: Read pp. 233- 256