The researches revealed that we can trace the certain memories in certain cells of long-term channels of brain. However, the working memories that utilizes (which is a must actually because of the network architecture of brain) the long-term memory channels, and execute the cognitive functions work as patterns of memories.
What I mean by is that when we imagine a certain guitar from our collection, our specific neurons and their relations become active and bring the certain guitar to our vision. Nevertheless, At the same time, while we are thinking of the concept of the guitar (generally we tend to think of like that instead of a specific information, it is like engining the general motor, the front door (frontal cortex), not the specific cells in the sub units), we use the background long-term memory information, but we generalize the information and imagine a general guitar (bass).
Why is it important to know? There are several reasons, we can say, it is important. I will mention two of them. One is that it is important because in a dynamic system long-term memory channels (specific mementos) always play an important role as an effective element to guide our instant moments, so do they affect on our instant executive functions. In another saying, Our past always come with us, and influence our instant issues. Moreover, it is an important detail that the stronger the long-term memories are, the more effective their signalizations are. For example, if they are so emotional, or traumatic, they work more solid with the subunits and they send more effective signals to the upper units.
Second, it is important that the working memory functions that determine our immediate activities are not the certain information based mostly, even they are fed by them. Since working memory functions work more as patterns (and they are executive units in the most of the actions), they use the background information, but they generalize it (because it is in some cases cheaper to apply). It is characteristic for two reasons: The sort of memories we collect will direct our immediate actions. For instance, if we collected much more certain information about guitars, our working memories tend to use the sort of information or the related information, and create behaviors and cognitive products through this. In contrast, if we saved too many emotional, disruptive specific mementos, our instant operations will be prone to generate more relative concepts.
Second’s second is that while the specific information directs the working memory and instant tasks, the patterns of working memory channels cause generalization of the information. The concepts are critical here: Generalization of the information and patterns of the working memory channels for the execution of the behavior.
Working memory channels create patterns for the behavioral purposes and use the information from long-term memory channels. But since there are lots of information flows from long-term memory channels, they are formed as patterns in working memory channels and the information is transformed into general knowledge.
This shows two things in general: First, the general knowledge that we use includes comments and biases coming from the strength of the long-term memory information, and it may create misconceptions and malfunctioning. Second, if the long-term memory information is not well formed or is not various the commentary and the elaboration of the knowledge in the working memory channels may abide weak. And cognitive examination cannot be developed well.
Long-term memory is formed as certain channels and influence the instant working memory and behavior occupations directly. Understanding the system, how the past affect our present day may give an insight to analyze our behaviors better, and put some strategies ahead. Effective long-term memory formation (such as emotional mementos, or exciting memories) will be more striking for our daily routine. Albeit it should be known that the information that we have for long-time, strongly may not reflect the reality or the detailed examination, it is most of the time a product of a pattern. And it should be supported with the metacognitive queries to have better cognitive and behavioral outputs.
