Editing Memory augmentation (section)

== Approaches to human memory ==
The traditional approach to memory is often what most people think of when they consider memory functions. This describes the instances in which individuals rely on areas of the brain, such as the hippocampus and the frontal lobe, to function properly in order to maximize memory. However, the situated approach relies on external memory aids and environmental cues.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Kristiansson|first=Mattias|url=http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-71616|title=Memory, aging and external memory aids : Two traditions of cognitive research and their implications for a successful development of memory augmentation|date=2011}}</ref>

Another approach to human memory augmentation is using devices such as cell phones to capture videos and pictures of various life events and experiences. These pictures and videos can serve as retrieval cues for not only that particular instance but also for other memories associated with the time the picture or video was taken.<ref>{{Cite book|year= 2015|language=EN|doi=10.1145/2836041.2841216|s2cid=30866657|last1= Bexheti|first1= Agon|last2= Langheinrich|first2= Marc|title= Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia|chapter= Understanding usage control requirements in pervasive memory augmentation systems|pages= 400–404|isbn= 9781450336055}}</ref> In addition to this, it is suggested that keeping journal entries of important life events, writing to-do lists, and keeping an updated calendar can all assist in augmenting memory. Researchers have recently been studying the concept of lifelogging, which refers to the ability to continuously film one’s life through wearable cameras.<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal|last1=Harvey|first1=Morgan|last2=Langheinrich|first2=Marc|last3=Ward|first3=Geoff|date=2016-04-01|title=Remembering through lifelogging: A survey of human memory augmentation|url=http://repository.essex.ac.uk/15737/1/1-s2.0-S157411921500214X-main.pdf|journal=Pervasive and Mobile Computing|language=en|volume=27|pages=14–26|doi=10.1016/j.pmcj.2015.12.002|s2cid=16669269 |issn=1574-1192|url-access=|url-status=|archive-url=|archive-date=}}</ref> This would increase the human capacity to remember events correctly because it would allow the individual to go back and replay parts of their life that they have forgotten.<ref name=":2" />

When it comes to visual memory, some researchers believe that it is possible to know what someone is paying attention to, and therefore to know what they will remember simply by tracking what they are looking at. In other words, when an individual is not looking at something, they are not paying attention and therefore will be less likely to remember what they were not looking at.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Roy|first1=D.|last2=Ghitza|first2=Y.|last3=Bartelma|first3=J.|last4=Kehoe|first4=C.|title=Eighth International Symposium on Wearable Computers |chapter=Visual Memory Augmentation: Using Eye Gaze as an Attention Filter |date=October 2004|volume=1|pages=128–131|doi=10.1109/ISWC.2004.47|isbn=0-7695-2186-X|s2cid=64374}}</ref>