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DECLIN TRACE MNESIQUE [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Nervous System
CONT

Trace decay ... [The authors] suggested that forgetting in STM [short term memory] is due to trace decay. Learning something creates a memory trace or engram, which gradually fades.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie cognitive
  • Système nerveux
CONT

Déclin de la trace mnésique. Cette hypothèse, très largement admise comme un des facteurs d'oubli, suppose que les «traces mnésiques» disparaissent progressivement et deviennent donc inaccessibles si aucune activité particulière vient les rafraîchir, c'est-à-dire les réactiver.

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