Just Keep Swimming

We can remember our mom’s phone number, which page the math homework was on, our own address, and our friend’s birthdays. We are astonishing creatures. Even though these tasks appear everyday, they really are amazing. Reading about the brain this past week really captivated me. How could an organ hold all the information? In Myer’s book, we read about certain parts of the brain that hold memories, both long-term and short-term. 
I know my little sister would kill me if she found out I was talking about her, but as I was reading I automatically thought of her. She has had short-term memory for the past two years when we had our car accident. I feel as if I will be relating a lot of topics back to the accident, I apologize in advance if and when it becomes boring. Anyway, I decided to read up a bit more on short-term memory. I found this site (at the end of my post) that taught me more information about short-term memory. The front of the brain, called the pre-frontal lobe, is what holds information for short periods of time, such as person’s phone number. I know it’s gory to imagine, but I find myself thinking back to the day of the accident trying to remember what I saw. So far I remember nothing, but a man that we met at the Ronald McDonald House told me that he was in a accident ten years ago and is just starting to remember. I truthfully don’t want to remember seeing my sister's face as the car turned violently. Because of the short-term, that must mean that she hit her frontal lobe, most likely on the seat in front of her. Just thinking of it makes me cringe. Her memory has definitely improved over the last few years. It feels like it was just yesterday it happened. Right after the accident her memory was so bad that we answered her question and just a short minute later she would ask it again...the brain really is an amazing organ.


http://thebrain.mcgill.ca/flash/d/d_07/d_07_cr/d_07_cr_tra/d_07_cr_tra.html


"I suffer from short-term memory loss. It runs in the family... At least I think it does... Where are they?"
-Dori (Finding Nemo)