encode
Psychology
(verb)
To convert sensory input into a form able to be processed and deposited in the memory.
Communications
(verb)
to turn one's ideas into spoken language in order to transmit them to listeners
Examples of encode in the following topics:
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Introduction to Memory Encoding
- "Recall" refers to retrieving previously encoded information.
- Visual encoding is the process of encoding images and visual sensory information.
- The creation of mental pictures is one way people use visual encoding.
- The amygdala plays a large role in the visual encoding of memories.
- Not all information is encoded equally well.
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Other Steps
- Visual encoding uses information from the visual senses to create memories.
- Acoustic encoding uses sound information to create new memories.
- Semantic encoding is the use of sensory input that has certain meaning or context to encode and create memories.
- Some strategies used in semantic encoding include chunking and mnemonics.
- This is used during acoustic encoding.
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The Relationship Between Genes and Proteins
- Proteins, encoded by individual genes, orchestrate nearly every function of the cell.
- Some genes encode structural and regulatory RNAs.
- Protein-encoding genes specify the sequences of amino acids, which are the building blocks of proteins .
- Both protein-encoding genes and the proteins that are their gene products are absolutely essential to life as we know it.
- The enzyme RNA polymerase creates an RNA molecule that is complementary to a gene-encoding stretch of DNA.
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The Fallibility of Memory
- Memories can be encoded poorly or fade with time; the storage and recovery process is not flawless.
- This can cause a divergence between what is internalized as a memory and what actually happened in reality; it can also cause events to encode incorrectly, or not at all.
- However, this process can be impacted by a number of factors, and how well information is encoded affects how well it is able to be recalled later.
- The way memories are encoded is personal; it depends on what information an individual considers to be relevant and useful, and how it relates to the individual's vision of reality.
- Memories that are encoded poorly or shallowly may not be recoverable at all.
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Transience and Encoding Failure
- Both transience and encoding failure can limit our ability to store and, later, recall memories.
- This often causes a divergence in what is internalized as a memory and what actually happened in reality; it can also cause events to encode incorrectly, or not at all.
- Research indicates that sleep is of paramount importance for the brain to encode information into accessible memories.
- There is a limited capacity of working memory, so little can be remembered at a later time unless the information is encoded to long-term memory.
- To form a memory in the brain, information must first be encoded and stored before it can be recalled for later use.
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The AraC Regulator
- The L-arabinose operon, also called ara operon, encodes enzymes needed for the catabolism of arabinose to xylulose 5-phosphate.
- The L-arabinose operon, also called ara operon, is a gene sequence encoding enzymes needed for the catabolism of arabinose to xylulose 5-phosphate, an intermediate of the pentose phosphate pathway.
- The structural gene, which encodes arabinose breakdown enzymes, is araBAD.
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Pathogenicity Islands
- Pathogenenicity islands are discrete genetic loci that encode factors which make a microbe more virulent.
- These mobile genetic elements may range from 10-200 kb and encode genes which contribute to the virulence of the respective pathogen.
- Pathogenicity islands carry genes encoding one or more virulence factors, including, but not limited to, adhesins, toxins, or invasins.
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RNA Oncogenic Viruses
- Coat proteins (surface antigens) are encoded by env (envelope) gene and are glycosylated.
- Inside the membrane is an icosahedral capsid containing proteins encoded by the gag gene (group-specific AntiGen).
- Gag-encoded proteins also coat the genomic RNA.
- This is cleaved by a virally-encoded protease (from the pol gene).
- About 10 copies of reverse transcriptase are present within the mature virus, these are encoded by the pol gene.
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection
- RSV has ten genes encoding 11 proteins.
- N encodes the nucleocapsid protein that associates with the genomic RNA forming the nucleocapsid.
- M encodes the matrix protein required for viral assembly.
- M2 is the second matrix protein required for viral transcription; it encodes M2-1 (elongation factor) and M2-2 (transcription regulation), while L encodes the RNA polymerase.
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Introduction to the Process and Types of Memory
- Memory is the ability to take in information, encode it, store it, and retrieve it at a later time.
- In psychology, memory is broken into three stages: encoding, storage, and retrieval.
- In this first stage we must change the information so that we may put the memory into the encoding process.
- Storage: the creation of a permanent record of the encoded information.
- The three stages of memory: encoding, storage, and retrieval.