Human senses—such as sight, smell, touch, and hearing—pick up information about the surrounding physical world. Once this information is received, it must be converted by the senses into a code that is transmitted to the brain and eventually interpreted. Sensory memory plays a critical role in this process of transforming the outside world into an inner psychological experience. The sensory-memory system stores information acquired through the senses for a brief time to allow other memory... więcej

Salem Press Encyclopedia of Health, 2023. 3p.