Abstract
Each memory item has a unique biography. The global outline of the narrative of this biography, however, is shared by different items. The textbook account charts the ontogeny of memory items as a universal linear process. First the new information is encoded. Then it enters a short-term persistence phase, during which it is prone to interference by various types of treatments, ranging from distracting sensory stimuli to physical agents and drugs, collectively termed “amnesic agents”. The period during which the item becomes gradually immune to the effect of amnesic agents is termed “memory consolidation”. Upon completion of consolidation, so goes the zeitgeist, the stabilized item enters into a long-term “store”, from which it can be later retrieved for use.
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Dudai, Y. (2007). Post-Activation State: A Critical Rite of Passage of Memories. In: Bontempi, B., Silva, A.J., Christen, Y. (eds) Memories: Molecules and Circuits. Research and Perspectives in Neurosciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-45702-2_5
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