How We Make Memories: Crash Course Psychology #13

[@jasminemcgarigle8834]

"Our memories may haunt us or sustain us, but either way, they define us. Without them, we are left to wander alone in the dark."

[@ClicheKHFan]

+Jasmine McGarigle Is that his original quote?

[@jasminemcgarigle8834]

Idk, but that's what he said in the video. And I haven't heard that quote before, so I think it's his.

[@Edgewalker001]

"Remebrance can be a sentence, but it comes to you with a second chance in tow. Don't lose it, don't refuse it, because you cannot learn a thing you think you know."

[@xyzonox9876]

Looks like I am half walking in the dark. My autobiographical memory sucks on ice. I can barely remember what I do hours before the present.

[@larahorhor5470]

that's a great quote. kudos if it's his

[@cam1589]

When I was in third grade my brother told me to remember what page of his Garfield comic book he was on and remind him what it was after school, because he didn't have a bookmark. I still remember what page it was. It was 78. I don't know why I still haven't forgotten it.

[@danieltrujillo5449]

Because it may encourage a bonding situation where you thought it was a memorable moment. Which engraved into your mind.

[@johndoe-oo4el]

Because it was not a garfield comic book, it was actually a playboy mazagine where you saw a naked woman for the first time and got hard.

[@Ryan-dz7mg]

Ego Death Perhaps the book was to help you in a class you might have been stressing out about.

[@jointheparty3857]

@@Ryan-dz7mg yeah I was haha is that a thing?

[@zeydalynn8634]

i remember two years i wrote “sultana” in arabic script on my upper left wrist before my math lesson started

[@CaptainMcSmoky]

Memory is amazing, I live with a stroke patient (My Dad) and the weirdly selective memory is bizarre, he can remember something mundane he did 30 years ago but he struggles to remember my name on a day to day basis. I think this is the first crash course has make me cry...

[@nadiact-ie5hy]

I'm so sorry about your dad. I'm sure you bring a lot of comfort to him, regardless.

[@CaptainMcSmoky]

nadiact1000 Thanks, I like to think I make his life a little better, your comment has cheered me up a lot today though :)

[@nadiact-ie5hy]

CaptainMcSmoky :)

[@slumbermaster6932]

I pray for your dad. I bet he is happy how much you care about him. And you know I care about him

[@pricilliacaldwell525]

Praying for you and your dad.

[@danr.5017]

Learning about learning? So meta.

[@PandaLilyZK]

That's why it's called metacognition. Understanding how to learn and think is an important skill and one of the big focuses of the new Common Core standards in American elementary schools. (I majored in education, so I just thought I'd throw that out there).

[@danr.5017]

Kitty Kat Cool.

[@nekomei2640]

basically awareness, if you’re unlucky, intuition

[@SirChocula]

"Our memories may haunt us or sustain us, but either way, they define us...without them, we are left to wander alone in the dark" That was beautiful Hank...

[@Manabender]

3:04 The computer version of this chart: Input Devices (keyboard, mouse, etc.) --> Input Buffer --> (via ASCII, Unicode, etc. encoding) RAM --> (via storage device's hardware controller's encoding) Primary storage (Hard drive) (Recall via read operations)

[@blunteddful]

In fact, from there comes that old-fashioned model of memory. But of course, we are not computers; they helped to understand but it is not the truth.

[@patrickdallaire5972]

I learned more about this Clive when I read The Power of Habit. If I recall correctly, his hypocampus was destroyed by the virus. The most interesting thing is that, even though he couldn't form new longterm memories, he could still develop new habits. For example: After moving to a new address, same time everyday, he and his wife would go for a walk around the neighborhood. Eventually he just started going by himself. The problem is that he had no idea where he was going, it was all just intuition. When something unpredictable happened to interrupt his routine, he would "wake up" and realise he doesn't know where he is and where to go. Thank heavens his neighbors were familliar with him and nice enough to walk him back home when that happened.

[@lauren1779]

“Our memories are the chain that connects our past to our present” I love that ❤️

[@crashcourse]

Remember that guy from 300? What was his name? ARG!!! It turns out our brains make and recall memories in different ways. In this episode of Crash Course Psychology, ***** talks about the way we do it, what damaging that process can do to us, and that guy... with the face and six pack... How We Make Memories - Crash Course Psychology #13

[@ariannemaskey9371]

Love it!

[@rahnumai8489]

Yay new video! Amazing.

[@colenefsky]

hank, can you please explain how i read it once, waited three days then watched the rest of the video and still remembered? no repetition or anything and i'm starting to think i'm weird.

[@slowsephbrostar3626]

Cole Nefsky If I understand what you're saying correctly, then he did in the last video. With the rats, and the maze?

[@Samanthajane163]

Can you please do a video on the historical roots of psychology? Theories like functionalism, structuralism, gestalt psychology, humanistic/ psychodynamic/cognitive/behaviourist/evolutionary perspectives... they're things that have really shaped psychology and it would be super awesome if it was covered by Crash Course! :)

[@lolsaXx]

You just covered almost all the memory coursework for the psychology class I took in my last year of school. This brings back memories.

[@ryuseiired]

Is that No-Face from Spirited Away at 5:21?

[@jerreyn8705]

I was so confused

[@romacherry364]

No, this is Patrick

[@mightydolphin9430]

OMG YASSS.... yes it is

[@AbhiShek-lb8hl]

It's a gillian from bleach xD

[@blinkxo6131]

kaonashi

[@emilyodowd4295]

My cognitive psychology exam is on Tuesday, so this video could not have been uploaded at a more convenient time! Sincere thanks, Hank, from a slightly stressed psychology undergrad.

[@christineming4558]

I had a head injury at age 13. "Our memories are may haunt us or sustain us but either way, they define us. Without them we are left to wander alone in the dark." When you said this, a chord was struck in my soul. I know the despair of being alone in the hospital wondering if I would ever see anyone I loved again. In reality, My Mother spent most of her hours during those 4 months at my bed side. I was told many people visited. Although I am able to recall very few visitors. Having been cute and popular at my Highschool, I had many gifts left to verify that in fact, I had a plethora of visitors. But my reality was and still is that I essentially spent 4 months alone. Christine Ming

[@julieornelas182]

when I graduate if I have to give a speech for whatever reason I'm acknowledging Hank Green for getting me through high school "Hank Green...*waves diploma in the air* this one's for you!"

[@chimes023]

Your voice is so... smooth...? Idk how to describe it... but it made listening to all the info a whole lot better

[@tensequel7818]

he is a musician, so you should be listening to him

[@maplebear5183]

“Remembering’s dangerous. I find the past such a worrying, anxious place. “The Past Tense,” I suppose you’d call it. Memory’s so treacherous. One moment you’re lost in a carnival of delights, with poignant childhood aromas, the flashing neon of puberty, all that sentimental candy-floss… the next, it leads you somewhere you don’t want to go. Somewhere dark and cold, filled with the damp ambiguous shapes of things you’d hoped were forgotten. Memories can be vile, repulsive little brutes. Like children I suppose. But can we live without them? Memories are what our reason is based upon. If we can’t face them, we deny reason itself! Although, why not? We aren’t contractually tied down to rationality! There is no sanity clause! So when you find yourself locked onto an unpleasant train of thought, heading for the places in your past where the screaming is unbearable, remember there’s always madness. Madness is the emergency exit… you can just step outside, and close the door on all those dreadful things that happened. You can lock them away… forever.” - The Joker

[@mrinternet.]

+MapleBear I need to read what comic that from.

[@arhicluj2008]

+TheXCore360 The killing joke

[@mrinternet.]

Dan Ioanici I almost knew I've heard it somewhere before... Need to give it another read. Thanks bro.

[@docopoper]

I found it really hard to pay attention after you told me to remember Leonidas. I kept thinking "this is a psychology video - there must be some kind of trick - maybe I have to remember this... or this!".

[@BentSpoons228]

At first I thought he was talking about bobo from the last episode

[@discipleoferis549]

I didn't even notice the video mention Leonidus the first time around. When Hank used it as an example I had no idea what was going on, haha. I thought he was referring to the Richard name from the psychologists at first..

[@caitlinxxx7016]

Helped sooo much with my a level psychology

[@a.a.6552]

These videos are such a pleasure to watch. I use them as a supplementary resource in addition to lectures, textbooks and power points presented by instructors. Thank you for creating a series designed to consolidate the main points of each theme in an enjoyable, entertaining, and beneficial manner Crash Course Team !

[@sukiefication]

So...who here is relearning all this information for the AP psych exam tomorrow?

[@ishahsumbal3249]

I am

[@Vyceversa]

How did y'all do?, assuming since you were in ap you're in college now lol

[@Jun-lh6bz]

lmao I have it this week learning about the memory terms since I skipped so many classes. :/

[@ananya_upadhya]

Oh my gosh, so your last name is very coincidentally also the last name of the scientist who said that memory is an active process and not passive as Ebbinghaus said.

[@Rachel-jg7sv]

Mines next week

[@TheBossHaas]

Not a single word on memory errors!? I hope you guys are doing a future episode on them; they're pretty damned important. It's incredible how well our brain lies to us, and I think that's something that needs to be addressed.

[@twilor9515]

There's always another episode.

[@smol_chilli_pepper]

I remember watching a documentary that had the London pianist with short term memory loss in it. The brain really is amazing. You can remember complex songs on the piano but forget what you were talking about five minutes ago.

[@minimooster7258]

Isn't it because you spent a lot of time learning the piano piece but probably weren't paying that much attention to the conversation

[@peachrei]

+minimooster No, it's because playing the piano is stored in your procedural memory and the conversation is stored in your short-term memory, so Clive could remember how to play complex piano pieces but not what he said five minutes go.

[@lokynokey4822]

So I need to upgrade my RAM.

[@harlanmiller6396]

I loved that Daft Punk album

[@PureZOOKS]

All I can remember from this lesson was the spirited away character behind Hank.

[@CanadianRM4]

It's No Face.

[@catdogfishdogcats]

Leonidas was already in my Long term memory :P

[@HajaeKo]

catdogfishdogcats I need to thank ***** for that.

[@SirhecklefishM]

catdogfishdogcats This is sparta

[@joseandrearodriguezdelacru9692]

Yep, from the movie with Gerard Butler, hehe. "This is Spartaaaa!"

[@hoodieboy1515]

I didn't even have to keep saying his name in my head.. the heck lol... it is in our long term memory lol. Cuz' of 300

[@Ranulfdatank]

^^

[@hamzaabdul-tawwaab8531]

Spirited Away reference. RESPECT!

[@hollyroberts8000]

Is Hank wearing a Frozen t-shirt? Bless his adorable self.

[@dimentio1030]

+Holly Roberts The snowman looks like it, but the art style to me looks more reminiscent of Calvin and Hobbes.

[@artemisdegenovarodriguez6218]

No that's a Charlie Brown t shirt :)

[@KuntreeGurl79]

He is so upbeat and I love it!! He holds my attention!!!

[@Morwena]

I am a nerdfighter from greece and I am feeling so proud right now with this episode. Thank you Hank. :D

[@TanyaSky]

who else saw this guy behind the sofa at 5:20?

[@destinylane1324]

umm ME !

[@rishithavarikuti8641]

me🙋

[@ayshmoonking]

meeeee!!!!!! but that was creepy as hell

[@berenyildirim1481]

thats not a guy

[@deasiataylor19]

I saw that too

[@NJP695]

Pffft, the start of this video was so perfect. The silly animations, the serious narration and the horribly played piano made the dart of the video so funny to me. Thank you

[@Regocomics]

I did not remember Leonidas when you asked me to. However, I will now never forget Kao Naishi creeping up on you and freaking me out for a moment.

[@silentguy5875]

You never watched 300 did you?

[@Regocomics]

Ya caught me!

[@silentguy5875]

knew it

[@hippo1701]

Being a stroke survivor, I have a tough time with memory and language. I remembered Leonidas because of the movie 300 and the Battle of Thermopylae. But there is other information I can't recall and I need to relearn it. I love you videos.

[@roehanostornsyn3367]

You're much better than my teacher.

[@mielthebee]

Please I can’t stop watching the intro over and over again- it’s giving me so much joy

[@freakyfrappuccino]

LOL 5:21 I was certainly conscious of that.

[@carolinamurtha3102]

This was so interesting, I really enjoyed it. One thing I wish was explained is how there's no such thing as "short term memory loss". It's explained really well how in short term, or working memory, it either gets forgotten or encoded into long term. The point of a short term is that it forgotten if not needed to remember long term. It's such a pet peeve of mine how movies have ingrained that short term memory loss is a real thing and people constantly throw it around. I feel like it's up there with people continuing to believe that we only use 10% of our brains.

[@BearsDenn]

LOOOL i have my year 12 psychology exam tomorrow, and lets hope i cal recall all of my year worth of memory!!!

[@brandonb9452]

Ashley Z how did it go? Are you in school still?

[@irishwristwatch9980]

@@brandonb9452 bout 4 years too late m8

[@brandonb9452]

Irish Wristwatch not really, I asked how it Went

[@davidread1987]

8:21 Had a stray kitten come to us one day while out playing football, and he hopped right into our car, he was so friendly, and lived with us for a couple of years before then passing away with some type of sickness, I wish we could go back and save him. Anyway, R.I.P. Leo 🙏

[@ZoggFromBetelgeuse]

What do you mean by "Greek Empire" (2:45)? The Delian League? The Macedonian Empire?

[@GordonGarvey]

You know the answer c'mon.

[@KirillGorin]

That guy would be perfect in All My Circuits! I mean with that kind of amnesia...

[@jahithoms4022]

netwitch56 wow

[@mariak.679]

There is no Macedonian empire it's Greek empire cause skopians believe that they are Macedonians when they don't

[@evangelion243]

Kirill Gorin lol I got that XD

[@iCarlyfaaan]

I'm from Brazil and I love this channel. No just because it's from John Green and his brother, I'm really learning here.

[@ilou9129]

I memorised the test for sugar by repeating "Benedict Cumberbatch is hot and sweet" Benedict solution + sugar = orangey red

[@odditycat2716]

I have issues absorbing information from videos so after watching your videos and immediately forgetting everything I rewatch it again on double speed and it gets absorbed better the second time.

[@katie8881]

I find myself thinking a lot about memory lately because I have started learning arabic at night. It's really difficult (especially compared to the Spanish I learned in high school and college). The best way I found so far is to group words and phrases in the way we group phrases in English. For instance, when we contemplate something, we are taught to question "who, what, when, where, why, and how" in an almost rhythmic fashion. So I use the same rhythmic flow to arabic: men, maa, meh-ta, eye-na, le-meh-ta, and kayfa. I have found in most areas of my life, noticing patterns and drawing connections always helps the memory to stick.

[@shojintam4206]

Things I learnt: Implicit explicit memory (conscious or not) Procedual memory (how to do things) Shallow deep processing (if its meaningful)

[@Rileyjpotter]

Ive got my psychology unit 1 exam tomorrrow and Im dying pls send help

[@tanisha_24gg19]

+Louise C.B I feel you!! good luck for tomorrow. i'm so scared myself :(

[@Rileyjpotter]

Good luck for you to!!!

[@BethanyGraceMusic]

+Louise C.B mee too!! good luck guys :)

[@solisrune]

+Louise C.B how did it go lol

[@Rileyjpotter]

+alyssagnpb eh could have been better but wasn't the worst so XD

[@gji486]

i love that the transcript is actually right with crash course, and it doesn't even come close to right with most other channels

[@atpole818]

Live this channel. Reading from the textbooks just isn't enough, I like the visuals to emphasize the topic

[@rockez09]

The fact that a web of electrically excitable cells is capable of storing, retrieving, and interpreting information is astounding.

[@jayzg60]

the ap happened today, thank you for helping out in my review for ap psychology. i cant say im going to keep watching these videos. im so done

[@celebchloe1]

I have an AP Psychology Exam on Monday and this is helping me a lot !

[@NosDarkly]

Great. Now I remember Leonidas but forget the sound of my grandmother's voice. You're an evil man, Hank.

[@TJtheBee]

Hank, I thought I'd give you a personal experience - for the last two years, I have been dealing with a phobia for vaccination needles, to the point where I am now on exposure therapy for it (seriously - I have pictures of shots being done on the filing cabinet next to me). I've had a lot of theories as to why I was afraid of them; after watching this, my guess is that it's a behavioral thing, because I've always reacted poorly, and associative, because I had a vasal vagal response at one point which later triggered depression as a result. So props for helping me figure this stuff out, because it's really helpful to understand why it's such a scary thing for me. Now if only I knew how to completely get over it...

[@rileymay]

HAPPY HANK-O DE MAYO!!!!!!!!!! Happy Birthday Hank, we all love ya and what you do

[@Erin91225]

This is literally everything I learnt in a whole semester of Ed.Psych in uni in 10 minutes, love it

[@sammcelhannon2807]

Haha remembered his name by imagining a character I know named Leo kicking someone into a pit with a Nidus worm in it(which is a worm that burrows underground and eats things from star craft.) I'm going to remember that forever.

[@LukeQuineFilms]

I once had a discussion with a friend, probably 12 or 13 years ago, about the order in which we wash our hair and body in the shower (we both shampooed, rinsed, conditioned, body washed while the conditioner is in, then rinsed again) and I still recall the conversation every time I'm in the shower.

[@Tytoalba777]

Well, I can say I'll forget everything by next episode, which ironically is about forgetting

[@gabrielalopezcarranza]

all i have stored in my memory now... "Our memories may haunt us or sustain us, but either way, they define us. Without them, we are left to wander alone in the dark."

[@horsehillstable]

Can u do an episode on non verbal communication

[@rachaelmiller1243]

Its interesting how this all works because now I'm understanding why I randomly remember things. Or pictures or hearing stories can bring back memories I didn't even know I had. I use chunking already and now I know why it actually helps.

[@paul2334]

Did anyone else think he would bring the picture back up and ask something else about it?

[@dadeskr]

I'm always amazed by people who have good long term memories, like they will start talking about something that happened years ago and I just have to take their word for it (maybe they are making it up...) my long term memory is dire, the only time I ever think about the past is when something triggers a memory and I am always suprised by them. I find it very hard to willingly recall stuff, I know that I did things but then I feel that my memories aren't so much memories but imaginings of how I presume it was. People say 'don't live in the past' and I don't because trying to do so makes my head hurt and confuses me. On the other hand I have very good short term memory.

[@Rosiexproductions]

"except of course during the exam" hahahha so true hank..so true :'( ;)

[@SamuelNathanuelson]

Memory is extremely powerful - It can shape our identities and our lives. This crash course covers some psychological models of memory. It covers concepts such as rehearsal, working memory, shallow processing, and deep processing. I often use deep processing, and I rarely use shallow processing.

[@VideoGamerDerek]

yep 5:21 lol

[@JeremyEllwood]

Ok. So it wasn't just me and an acid flashback. Good to know.

[@flintston3r]

A fucking hallow?!?! Lol

[@flintston3r]

Technically a hallow it looks more like a menos(?) grande from the anime bleach. You have a valid reason to be scared. XD

[@DagothBob]

It's from the Hayao Miyazaki film "Spirited Away". The spirit of greed, No-Face.

[@flintston3r]

Bob_Sack it looks similar although I gotta give it to you. Never saw the movie. But that's why I couldn't place it exactly.....Please watch bleach people. It's still a good show! XD

[@lironweirdo31]

Okay this vid literally saved me I have to write three paragraphs for my science fair and my topic is false memories and one of the sections is how we make memories and I lost all of my notes and I’m currently thanking god for this

[@djrocko410]

5:21.... Lol who else saw it

[@phil6541]

yep, ADD

[@jacobdrice472]

Me

[@meperson3279]

Creepy

[@lllllllllll11111lllllllll]

Giving things silly titles or easy chunking methods to retain information helps me study and remember what I’m studying. Also taking assessments and then learning from my mistakes.

[@dmr778810]

"Call Hank now?" I thought that was Jenny's number!

[@vicentevaltiere762]

5:23 Spirited Away reference above his left (relative to your eyes) shoulder

[@abdelrahmanmohamed7007]

Idk why I remembered this 😅 “Memories warm you up from the inside. But they also tear you apart”. ~ Haruki Murakami, Kafka on the Shore

[@emilyquealy803]

My English teacher knew this stuff and to make us remember we had a test and the date, he suddenly threw his stool over. The shocking event would help us remember. 6 years later and I still remember.

[@sonicrocks09]

No face freaked me out when he showed up

[@minesweeperjimmy2010]

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[@minesweeperjimmy2010]

shadowguy46 there is creepy words in it

[@sonicrocks09]

shadowguy46 I'm Watching Lock Your Doors

[@anonanon4260]

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[@HerTheOneAndOnly]

"Can be recalled, except of course during the exam" That is the most accurate thing I have ever heard.

[@aMEXICO2010]

your shirt is awesome! Frozen in a newly designed "Charlie Brown" style

[@fredmathelier7621]

I believe the reference was Calvin&Hobbes actually! If you liked the Peanuts, you will love them.

[@fearlessfarley4765]

People won't always remember what you say, or what you do, but they will always remember how you made them feel, so make them feel something good and their memory of you will reflect the same.

[@dramaqueenafw]

I am so thankful for this series! It's helped me soo much in my psychology class. =)

[@cait7140]

Thank god for this KZbin channel it got me through high school courses and now university courses!!

[@tarasigari5757]

the only reason i pass my exams .. THANKS

[@marivadeborde]

+Tara sigari I feel dat struggle. Text books just do nothing that don't even properly explain a concept without launching into an essay.

[@roehanostornsyn3367]

5:22 - Faceless from Spirited Away

[@austinpomikala9712]

When he said "except for in the exam" I felt that.

[@lalala99236]

Genius! And all the spirited away character was adorable xD

[@tributekid8364]

Anybody else see the spirit lurking behind Hank at 5:21?

[@nikhitaraaj3789]

i saw it

[@lillievaks3646]

yes

[@Asrahn]

Also, between 4 and 7 distinct bits of information can only be held in STM so long as repetition is allowed. Interestingly, if we distract the brain from doing repetition, the numbers are closer to around 3 bits.

[@NeoChromer]

5:23 holy crap the background

[@ws6778]

Our continuous chain of memories trick us into believing we always were and will always be one single person, when, in reality, we are many different persons across time and space.

[@nadiact-ie5hy]

Happy birthday Hank!

[@dmb9128]

Thank you Crash Courses! i have been taking a class psycholigy and loving it but your little videos are great reminders for essays and also helps me present my information in a way that flows smoothly. THANK YOU!

[@Thorntonian]

Thanks, Hank. Now i'm never going to forget the name Leonidas.

[@marthadollahan9026]

This KZbin channel is the best! I learn so much from the short videos and I love the dude, the humor, and the art

[@chafos]

NOFACE AT 5:20 NOT EVEN KIDDING LOOK FOR YOURSELF

[@eisenhowerguevarra9050]

lol yeah, when he was talking about us not able to notice everything, my eyes suddenly focused on no face and thought "HOLY SHIT! It's no face..... :|"

[@aminavance2031]

I know, it was so scary.

[@HorzaPanda]

Diana Peña True, very appropriate considering some of the major themes of the story :D

[@ixiperez9524]

chafos lol the face was at 5:20 n 5:21

[@sonicsakura]

You just summed up 50 pages of my psych textbook in 10 mins. Much love. DFTBA ❤️

[@izzyyen8474]

Happy Bday Hank!

[@ohthewhomanity]

These videos are helping me so much with my Biological Psychology course. Thank you, Hank!

[@97Thekitkat]

I wish this series was finished before i took the exam. Darn it

[@jada7696]

+Hank Green Hey! I'm currently a freshmen and I love to study psychiatric terminology, because this year i was clinically diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and anxiety. After I was prescribed 2.0mg of risperidone I hated it, so I did some research on anxiety medication and on stimulants and non stimulants for ADHD. After I talked to my nurse practitioner about my medicine, I asked her to prescribe me 20mg of Vyvanse and 50mg sertraline. There are some very bad psychiatrists out there people gotta be careful. I'm glad there is someone like you who does not think everyone is bipolar. Oh yah! Pertaining to your video I had a question. How does the toxic neurotransmitter that takes over almost half your brain, glutamate, contribute to memory? You need to do a video on neurotransmitters please. 😄

[@antivanti]

It's hard to concentrate when all your brain wants to do is recite Jenny's number... :P

[@TheHatterJack]

867-5309 god dammit now that's stuck in my head.

[@genesiswilliams5819]

I peeped the Spirited Away ghost in the back, I love it.

[@brittany2231]

Late commenting but I love your Studio Ghibli references :)

[@tiredjedi]

I always feel significantly smarter when I watch Crash Course videos.