Instead scholars believe that the components of events are processed by individual neural modules.
But, our brain doesn’t store each memory as an individual whole unit. For instance, you remember what you had for breakfast today even though you did not have to try to remember that information. We do encode events from our daily life without a deliberate intention to learn or remember them. That might be a handy visual metaphor for memory, but it’s not actually how memory works. Memories are “retrieved” and sent intact and exact, back to Headquarters and, therefore, to consciousness. Each memory globe is “stored” somewhere on a shelf in a vast long-term storage library. The events of Riley’s day are automatically “encoded” into a single globe. The film shows memories as stable and complete representations of actual events–something we know is not the case. We reconstruct memories when we retrieve them Inside Out does well when it comes to the interplay of memory and emotion, but the memory basics are a bit misleading. This seems to reflect how our minds consolidate memories and make sense of what we learn. And, dreams are shown to comprise components of the days’ events, only distorted and with the addition of fantastical and absurd elements. We know that sleep is an active part of the consolidation process which makes memories of all types more durable. Sleep is presented as a time for moving the day’s memories into long-term storage. The relationship between sleep and memory is also portrayed well. This positivity bias in remembering the past has been called the Pollyanna Principle, and it is a normal, healthy aspect of remembering. Although certainly some events become more negative over time (which is depicted in the film), more often memories become more positive in retrospect. It’s well-established that the emotional character of events is sometimes altered as we recall them. A golden-hued joyful memory starts to turn blue when held by Sadness, showing the transformation of a previously happy memory to one that becomes bittersweet with the acknowledgment of loss. Each globe takes on a different hue depending on the primary emotion of the event. In the movie, memories are shown as translucent globes encapsulating events. One recurring plot point is how memories can be changed when they are remembered.
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