<p>When conversing, I often find myself using words or conveying ideas that I wasn't aware that I knew, nor whether these words/ideas were actually relevant to the conversation. It is only after googling these words that I realise that indeed they are relevant.</p>
<p>I also find myself remembering some particular information which I was adamant that was no longer in my memory. This is often triggered some some string of events, seemingly deterministic in nature, in such a way that if those particular set of events weren't sequenced into the order they were, I would never remember that.</p>
<p>This leads me onto how we humans actually memorise? Is the deterministic nature of the brain's neural network relevant to the randomness of memorization?</p>

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2021-12-28T09:56:57.880Z
A bit like [déjà vu](https://psychology.stackexchange.com/q/13656/7604) of information.
Chris Rogers
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2021-12-29T00:21:25.837Z
Some memory is auto-associative, so triggering a tiny part of a memory might bring back the whole memory. You can find more details [here](https://psychology.stackexchange.com/a/27935/26809). Just a small part of the answer, I'm sure there's more ways to look at it.
David Cian
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How do humans remember information?
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# How do humans remember information?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-12-28)

When conversing, I often find myself using words or conveying ideas that I wasn't aware that I knew, nor whether these words/ideas were actually relevant to the conversation. It is only after googling these words that I realise that indeed they are relevant.

I also find myself remembering some particular information which I was adamant that was no longer in my memory. This is often triggered some some string of events, seemingly deterministic in nature, in such a way that if those particular set of events weren't sequenced into the order they were, I would never remember that.

This leads me onto how we humans actually memorise? Is the deterministic nature of the brain's neural network relevant to the randomness of memorization?

**Tags:** neuroscience, cognitive-neuroscience, memory

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: A bit like [déjà vu](https://psychology.stackexchange.com/q/13656/7604) of information.  
> **username_2**: Some memory is auto-associative, so triggering a tiny part of a memory might bring back the whole memory. You can find more details [here](https://psychology.stackexchange.com/a/27935/26809). Just a small part of the answer, I'm sure there's more ways to look at it.  

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