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How might memory be influenced by internal and external factors?
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A theory related to memory and the effects of external and internal factors associated with forgetting involves the concept of a memory trace. A memory trace is some physical change in the brain, perhaps in a neuron or in the activity between neurons, which occurs when a memory is formed. Over time, if these traces are not used they may decay, fading into nothing. A real life example of this would be what happens when several people walk across a particular patch of grass, causing a path to appear in which the ...

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