WEBVTT 1 00:00:05.000 --> 00:00:12.000 Encoding is the process of registering the information and putting it into the form we need for storage. 2 00:00:12.000 --> 00:00:20.000 Instead of encoding everything, we encode only what is needed to distinguish this memory event from other memories. 3 00:00:20.000 --> 00:00:28.000 For example, you recalled only some of the features of the penny, not every detail.