Human memory can be seen as a cache §

Date created: 2022-07-18

Forgetting can be viewed as a problem of space. We have infinite capacity, but we only have a finite amount of time to search.

Memory then has a tradeoff between storage and search. You can’t have every library book at your desk.

Lags and retrieval error in human memory is unavoidable with more information

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