30 • August 2015 • UPBEAT TIMES An Unusual Memory Primer by Chance Massaro, M.A. •
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SANTA ROSA, CA. ~ While our memory is very important to us, we have almost completely lost how to develop and pre- serve it. We have so many ways outside ourselves to remember stuff; it’s hardly worth the trou- ble to practice the art ourselves.
Think about it; ten thousand years ago our ancestors had a lot to remember and only spoken language and knots on a rope or scratches on a rock to help them remember something. Nowa- days, I don’t really have to re- member anything myself; I say “Dena” into my phone and it dials your number. I take a pic- ture of a party or video the dog catching a Frisbee. Why would I really need to pay attention? Don’t get me wrong, it’s won- derful not to have to remember anything, because ANYTHING I want to remember is a click or
a flick away: astronomy to zool- ogy; twelve billion years ago to predictions thousands of years into the future, I can find ANY- THING right here in my hand- held device. So stop reading right here if you are happy with you abil- ity to remem- ber what is im- portant to you. Read on only if you want to im- prove you own personal mem- ory, to say, “Hi, Melanie” when you see your new friend at Community
Market.
Getting a Memory IN In most cases, to get a memory in (say to long term storage) you will enter and use this matrix.
1. Long term memory is your personal memory (episodic), the culture’s memory (semantic), how to move (procedural) and/ or remembering what you don’t remember (implicit memory).
2. Working memory is the magi- cal middle earth of memory: pulling up from sensory stimu- lae with intention, attention, emotional involvement and rep- etition. It’s also pulling down from long term memory to relate
it and use it in the present. 3. All of your senses (30+) have memory, usually for a very short time. A slap’s remembered for 2 minutes, a bright light, 35 sec- onds; that taste of Pinot Noir, maybe an hour; a parental repri- mand, a cou- ple of hours if not rein- forced.
This is pretty straightfor-
ward. Now
let’s add the fabulous in- tricacies: the who you are in the moment when you
experience something that you might like to remember.
Simply stated: the more you are aware of your total being the more your will remember about anything in your life. And then there is the subconscious, re- membering carloads of input unbeknownst to the conscious mind. We will leave the subcon- scious for a future article.
Getting Memory Out Same Idea: the matrix: it’s in there, I have it.
I’ll relax and it
will come. Where was I? How was I feeling? Who was there? What was my emotional state? What colors, smells, and move- ments did I experience?
What
was my intention? What did I want or need? Hey brain, go get it!
Learn lots more about your brain and how to use it to thrive at the third annual Successful Brain Fair October 10 at 10:00 at the Finley Community Cen- ter.
$10 donation with no one turned away.
Come participate with 40 ex- perts: games, massage great suggestions for happy family and happy again!
Upbeat Times Read in Michigan, USA!
Hi Paul: nice changes on your format. It shows how much you enjoy what you do! Well, just returned from my second annual trip to Michigan. My family insisted we get together for another upbeat session! Thanks for doing what you do! ~Jennifer P. Moses of Sonoma County, CA.
If only I may grow: firmer,
simpler, quieter, warmer. Dag Hammarskjold
potential slippage is detected. One especially useful feature is the new Brake Hold system. Press the button at the rear end of the console and when you stop at a traffic signal, you can take your foot off the brake without the car creeping for- ward.
Honda is big on safety and the HR-V is built with the next- generation Advanced Compat- ibility Engineering™ (ACE™) body structure for enhanced frontal collision protection. Other electronic safety fea- tures include a standard rear- view camera on all models and the innovative Honda Lane- Watch™ on the EX and EX-L models.
Rather than using lights to
warn the driver of vehicles in the blind spot, LaneWatch ac- tivates a rear-facing passenger side camera to show what’s in the blind spot on the navigation screen. The camera activates
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automatically when the right turn signal is applied, or manu- ally when the driver presses the button on the end of the turn signal stock.
Honda displays the driver’s side blind spot in the expanded view side mirror. This works well, but we still both prefer the traditional blind spot warn- ing light on the mirrors. The 2016 Honda HR-V will
likely cannibalize some of the CR-V shoppers, but it’s also going to attract new customers with its excellent price point, good fuel economy and excit- ing styling. Honda has a great 1-2-3 SUV lineup now and there will be a 4th if we count the SUV-like Ridgeline pickup which is getting a total make- over and will be back in 2016. To learn more about the 2016 Honda HR-V go to: http://au-
tomobiles.honda.com/hr-v/
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