Long Term Memory In The Movie Memento

Memory is an important part of our day to day lives. It is the ability to encode, store, retain and recall information and past experiences (Mastin, 2010). It allows us to recognize people, remember information for a test, do our jobs, and keep relationships. We are influenced today because of our past memories and experiences. In neurological terms, memory is a set of encoded neural connections in the brain (Mastin, 2010). Neurons are laid down and connections are made so that these memories can be retrieved for later use. When these pathways are damaged, memories can no longer be stored. People can get amnesia due to a head trauma, or traumatic shock, as see this in the movie Memento. When we have an experience, for example, a kid pricks his finger with a needle and that hurts him, neurons fire in the brain and makes a
The more an information or experience is used or retrieved, they get stored in the long-term memory (Mastin, 2010). Memory goes through sensory and short-term memory, before it gets stored in the long-term memory (Mastin, 2010). The movie Memento is a psychological thriller which chronicles the life of a man named Leonard Shelby. The movie takes place after Leonard goes through a traumatic event where he was attacked and his wife raped and murdered. He is trying to avenge the death of his wife, but the catch is that he has lost his short term memory after being hit in the head during the incident. The events in the movie is played out where the viewer is placed in the shoes of the main character. By doing so the movie leaves the viewer both anxious and frustrated as events are played out in fragments, as Leonard finds out informations about his wife’s murderer. He takes polaroid pictures of people and places relevant to him and tattoos information to his body to remind himself of information he has