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Capturing & Accessing Memoirs
Autobiographical and Episodic Memory
Now
& Then
is designed to capture,
for later access, your journal entries regarding activities, thoughts, emotions,
perceptions, musings, and personal reflections―your autobiographical memory.
The information recorded in your journal extends and augments your brain's
ability to store and retrieve memories―particularly since most of your short
term, or episodic, memories are never transferred to long term, autographic,
memory storage.
 Although it can import and link to information not authored personally by
you,
Now
& Then
is strongest when used to record and access your personal memoirs―personal information about you and your experiences.
Once recorded,
Now
& Then
"chunks" and retrieves your episodic memories and
life narrative based on relevance to your
journal queries. It determines relevance using the content and context of
your queries and then it automatically structures, packages, formats,
and displays the retrieved information for your insightful interpretation. In
this way,
Now
& Then
provides the life perspective with
which you can recall and re-experience different times
and aspects of your life.
On this date in MY history
Ever wonder how your life changes
year-to-year or decade-by decade?
Now
& Then
provides perspectives that can be revealing. For example, the query,
"Where did I spend my birthdays when I
lived in Boston?"
displays a list of journal entries regarding
your birthdays and those entries that refer to your birthday for those years you
lived in Boston. Aunt Mary's front porch and other places where you spent
your Boston birthdays are highlighted. Now
& Then
also shows links to information that is
relevant to each Boston birthday and displays a list of
additional information associated with your birthdays and Boston.
Its ability to retrieve and creatively present your personal experiences and
perceptions―information possibly separated by considerable time and
circumstance is one of
Now
& Then's
most powerful and unique features.
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