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sensory memory

[‚sens·ə·rē ′mem·rē]
(psychology)
The sensations that briefly continue after something has been perceived.
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Perceptual Memory Module: This module received information from sensory memory. It helped the artificial agent in decision making about having some past interaction with the person or not.
In 1968, it was proposed by Atkinson and Shiffrin, the stage model of memory outlines three separate stages of memory: sensory memory, short-term memory and long-term memory.
In addition to altered cortical structure, electroencephalographic (EEG) and magnetoencephalographic (MEG) recordings of cortical auditory evoked potentials (CAEPs) parallel anatomic studies showing cortical enlargement of auditory areas important for music perception [3, 4] and reveal superior preattentive auditory sensory memory representations for musicians compared to nonmusicians [5-14].
Sensory memory (keeping information temporary in sensory parts), short-term memory (as save and processing information for few times) and Long-term Memory (save information in order to use of them in the future).
Dyslexic Russell's grudging dependence on sensory memory highlights its centrality to his career.
For the artist, the work is also meant to evoke "sensory memory" in the public -- recollected encounters with greenery that are accentuated by the piece's incongruity within the meticulously manicured space.
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