Thursday, November 19, 2015

memory is/memory isn't

I read an article, but did not reference it, for some reason.  I took an entire page of notes, and these are the lines that have stayed with me;

Memory isn't just about remembering, and memory loss isn't just about forgetting.  Memory is responsible for creating continuity, meaning, and cohererance both for ourselves and for those around us.
Memory isn't just a mechanism that records events; it's an internal clock responsible for the impression of moving forward in time.