Brain Structures in Long Term Memory

explicit memory

a type of long term memory that is consciously retrieved

semantic memory

a type of explicit memory that consists of general knowledge or facts

episodic memory

a type of explicit memory that consists of personal experiences or events

implicit memory

a type of long term memory that is unconsciously retrieved

procedural memory

a type of implicit memory that involves knowing how to carry out tasks facilitated by motor skills

classically conditioned memory

a type of implicit memory that involves an involuntary response, such as fear, to a stimulus that has repeatedly been associated with an emotionally arousing stimulus

Brain structures + functions involved in explicit memory

hippocampus - encoding

amygdala - emotional encoding

neocortex - storage

brain structures + functions involved in implicit memory

basal ganglia - cc reflex

amygdala - cc emotion

cerebellum - procedural

cerebellum - procedural

hippocampus (memory)

a brain structure that is primarily involved in encoding explicit memories

amygdala (memory)

a brain structure that is primarily involved in encoding the emotional components of memory

neocortex (memory)

a brain structure that stores explicit memories

cerebellum (memory)

a brain structure involved in encoding and storing implicit memories, specifically those related to unconscious habits, simple reflexes or procedural sequences of precise movements

basal ganglia (memory)

a brain structure that is involved in encoding and storing procedural memories and classically conditioned memories that are associated with unconscious habits, behaviours or procedures