LooseLeaf for Human Anatomy
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Author: Michael McKinley Dr., Valerie O'Loughlin, Elizabeth Pennefather-O'Brien
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Memory refers to a higher-order mental function involving storage and retrieval of information gathered through previous activities. It is classified into different categories: sensory memory, short-term memory (STM), long-term memory, and working memory.
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