tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432946665201843663.post4289978957003564940..comments2023-11-05T03:34:06.004-08:00Comments on Narrative Neuropsychology: Roles of memory in Oral and Written NarrativesEBJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01926427028842359306noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432946665201843663.post-70187312957171385032007-11-17T18:52:00.000-08:002007-11-17T18:52:00.000-08:00I feel as though it's quite difficult to compare t...I feel as though it's quite difficult to compare the oral narrative versus the written in terms of memory of course. Because memory is not a storage center in the brain of various invents and date but rather a process of remembering and further more each time we remember we remember differently it is very had to say. <BR/><BR/>Oral narratives will inevitably be different every time you tell them, even if it's just a few words or phrases that have differed. With a written narrative you can reflect on a perspective that was had at one point and compare your new memories with them. <BR/><BR/>I feel that it's not necessarily important on how we remember, but rather what emotion or aesthetic is attached to the memory is more significant. We see this through the emotional connection or lack there of between Mark and Karin. Although Mark can remember how he is connected to his sister his "gut instinct" toward that feeling is gone. Imagine if he could not remember how his sister made him feel at all? That would be a great loss as well.<BR/><BR/>The "feelings" of memory are clearly significant for our bare survival as beings. We can see this through fear conditioning. We must have an emotional connection to what dangers us and we only arrive at this through memory and it's integration with feelings.<BR/><BR/>Is it necessarily important to remember exactly what happened when I went to an amusement park? The smell? The color of my shoes that day? Or is it more important to remember that I had a good time there? <BR/><BR/>For the individual I don't think there is any perfect means for remembering. Writing certainly does solidify a story in time.<BR/><BR/>But perhaps our brain is better at knowing what to discard and keep, simply for our own psychological health...Emmy P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17131649461393478799noreply@blogger.com