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Memory, What Memory?

I’m intrigued by the concept of memory (see HERE, HERE, and HERE). After the semester is over I may post the blistering essay I actually turned in on this subject, but for now one observation will suffice:

My psychology textbook virtually denies the existence of the memory (pp. 342-343). ‘Memory’ is not quantifiable. We have yet to scientifically locate it in the brain despite various efforts and theories. Therefore it cannot scientifically be said to have real existence. What we call memory, the textbook contends, is best expressed as behavior adaptation based on experience.

The only question is, How am I supposed to remember all that?

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