about brain
the thoughts in our mind can come from two places: our sensory organs and the memory of our sensory organs. Input-based — reacting to present stimuli, or Recall-based — reconstructing, anticipating, or imagining based on past stimuli. Nonverbal / Sensory Memory This type of memory is image-based, emotional, or procedural , and it doesn’t require language at all. It’s how babies, animals, and people without language experience memory. Verbal / Conceptual Memory Language gives us: A timeline (past, future, cause and effect) Categorization (this is a rose, not a tulip) Abstract recall (we can think of a unicorn even though we’ve never seen one) Preverbal Categorization & Judgment Even creatures without language categorize and react : A baby recoils from a bitter taste (bad) A dog prefers the couch over the floor (comfort/good) A monkey avoids a predator but moves toward fruit (threat vs r...