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Encoding (memory)
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<p> <a href="/facts/Memory/zucwQIEX">Memory</a> has the ability to encode, <a href="/facts/Storage_(memory)/h4JXpt7K">store</a> and <a href="/facts/Recall_(memory)/flxSh2qP">recall</a> information. Memories give an organism the capability to learn and adapt from previous experiences as well as build relationships. Encoding allows a perceived item of use or interest to be converted into a construct that can be stored within the brain and recalled later from <a href="/facts/Long-term_memory/NvxgXP2y">long-term memory</a>. <a href="/facts/Working_memory/kzeDD3KQ">Working memory</a> stores information for immediate use or manipulation, which is aided through hooking onto previously archived items already present in the long-term memory of an individual. </p>